Gift Guide: 21 Awesome And Rare Gifts You’ll Never Find At The Shops

Gift Guide: 21 Awesome And Rare Gifts You’ll Never Find At The Shops


You know the face. That obviously-disappointed-but-smiling-to-be-polite face that people make every time they open a present from you. Time to step up your game and start giving gifts that people actually want. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 21 of the most incredible, sock-rocking vintage gifts that you can buy.

US Military TV 7 A U Electron Tube Tester

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1973 Sinclair Cambridge Calculator

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1972 Citroen SM

Possibly the worlds most unreliable car, but also its most beautiful. A combination of Citroen design and Maserati engineering. It looks modern enough that it featured as something from the future in the movie, Gattaca.
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Very rare Braun 80 Television Design by Dieter Rams, 1964

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Set of 3 Braun HLD 4 Hair Dryers

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Polaroid SX 70 Land Camera with Leather Case

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Next Cube Computer with 2 Optical Disks

In addition to being the foundation for modern day Apple, this was the same machine that was used for the world’s first web server. A sound investment.
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Complete 1960s Quad 33 303 FM3 System with Pair ESL 57 Electrostatic Speakers

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Lot of 5 Roman Medical Tools

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Museum quality 1970s Pulsar digital watch

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Mits Altair 8800B

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Beautiful Vintage Compass Camera with Tripod and Accessories

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Cray T94 Super Computer

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US Military TV 7 A U Electron Tube Tester

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1973 Sinclair Cambridge Calculator

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1972 Citroen SM

Possibly the worlds most unreliable car, but also its most beautiful. A combination of Citroen design and Maserati engineering. It looks modern enough that it featured as something from the future in the movie, Gattaca.
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Very rare Braun 80 Television Design by Dieter Rams, 1964

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Set of 3 Braun HLD 4 Hair Dryers

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Polaroid SX 70 Land Camera with Leather Case

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Next Cube Computer with 2 Optical Disks

In addition to being the foundation for modern day Apple, this was the same machine that was used for the world’s first web server. A sound investment.
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Complete 1960s Quad 33 303 FM3 System with Pair ESL 57 Electrostatic Speakers

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Lot of 5 Roman Medical Tools

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Museum quality 1970s Pulsar digital watch

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Mits Altair 8800B

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Beautiful Vintage Compass Camera with Tripod and Accessories

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Cray T94 Super Computer

Extremely rare working Apple Lisa

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Curta Calculator Type I, 1962

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Calculator used on Mir space station by Commander Volkov

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PPG Biomedical EVR Polygraph Lie Detector Recording System

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A beautiful cased set of drawing instruments from the 1830s

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Cobra Lamp by Norman Bel Geddes

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1890s Pocket Watch with Calculator Slide Rule

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Very nicely restored 1956 Airstream Overlander

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Extremely rare working Apple Lisa

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Curta Calculator Type I, 1962

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Calculator used on Mir space station by Commander Volkov

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PPG Biomedical EVR Polygraph Lie Detector Recording System

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A beautiful cased set of drawing instruments from the 1830s

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Cobra Lamp by Norman Bel Geddes

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1890s Pocket Watch with Calculator Slide Rule

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Very nicely restored 1956 Airstream Overlander

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