Cigarette Machine<\/span><\/p> As a companion piece to our \u201cA Photo Journey Through 1970s Family Life<\/a>,\u201d here we are highlighting the things that were simply around us \u2014 and that today may make later generations scratch their heads.<\/p>\n Back then, we did things a little differently, and we didn\u2019t think twice about it. Opening a soda required you to literally tear a piece of metal off the can. Watching television meant you had to \u201ctune\u201d the signal like you were a Russian spy. Even changing the channel required clunky mechanical equipment that, at the time, was seen as space-age.<\/p>\n Transistor Radios<\/span><\/p> READ MORE:\u00a0Classic 1970s Fashion Looks We Can\u2019t Forget<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Today, many of these everyday objects would leave Gen Z \u2014 and even some millennials \u2014 staring at them like artifacts in\u00a0a museum (granted, some<\/a> are<\/a>). But for those who lived it, they weren\u2019t relics at all. They were what made our summer afternoons, our family room rituals, and our road trips groovy.<\/p>\n Step back into the 1970s and explore the everyday objects that defined daily life \u2014 and might leave younger generations scratching their heads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Stephen Lenz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nLOOK: Can You Recognize These Iconic ’70s Objects<\/h2>\n