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21 Items from the ’60s and ’70s That Were Strangely Heavy

April 9, 2025 by Molly Hart

Folks living in the 1960s and 1970s must have been a lot stronger than we are today. They needed upper body strength to lift the common, everyday objects that – for reasons unknown – were weirdly heavy. Who needed to go to the gym? If you wanted to get a good workout back then, all you had to do was bench press your toaster! Take a look at these 21 objects from the ‘60s and ‘70s that were so solidly built that they won’t budge in hurricane-force winds and, if dropped, might register the impact on the Richter scale.

#1: The Family Bible

You might as well have called it the “Holy Brick.” Often covered in gilded accent, leather, and other needlessly heavy materials, the family bible lived on that one bookshelf, mantel, or coffee table where you weren’t allowed to touch it.

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