I like the time when men were more dapper. Refined. Debonair. When they carried classy objects in their pockets. Without them they weren’t ready for the day.
A pocket watch on a chain became necessary for the man of means in case he met a lady who inquired as to the time.
“Two minutes after midnight, madam.”
Silver/gold flip top lighter for her long filter tip cigarette.
“Do you have a light, sir?”
A handkerchief, not only to hawk up nasty, bloody phlegm, but should he encounter a damsel in distress.
“Here, take my hanky. This one’s clean.”
A pen knife to whittle a gift out of wood.
“Just a little something I made myself.”
Jingle of coins for that boy on the street corner who yelled: “Read all about it!”
“Terrible headline, that!”
And the one selling roses.
“How much for half a dozen?”
Nail clippers with file and a comb tucked neatly in a back pocket to use just before meeting his lady friend or mistress.
“How do I look, sweetheart?”
A small flask filled with brandy in case he gets kicked out by his lady friend or mistress.
“But baby, I love only you! I swear!”
Pocket pistol just in case…
a pickpocket reached into his back pocket.
“Hey, you scoundrel! That’s my billfold! Stop or I will shoot!“
Now that’s a man with class.
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photo by Sam Mgrdichian on Unsplash
Whosoever Will, May Come 
I like your man with class!
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What an awesome snapshot of a classy gentleman! Now I wonder what all the stuff in my pockets says about me….lol
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Hmm I didn’t know women carried things in their pockets. Now you got me curious. LOL
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I like to be prepared, lol….a hair clip, lighter, coins, phone, multitool, rocks, lip balm….and more, lol
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A multitool. That’s really cool, Dawn. And rocks. I never would have thunk a lady would carry these things. Do you have a purse?
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I do, more of a back pack. Coworkers call it my Mary Poppins bag, I usually can pull out whatever they need out of it. One day, it was a can opener, lol.
Purse comes with into work, but when running errands stays in the car, everything I need for the short stops is in my pockets.
On the rare occasions I’m not dressed in jeans, I have a more typical purse I can carry my pocket contents in instead.
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Very versatile. I love your “magic” Mary Poppins bag. I ask for anything and it’s in there, right? 😉
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I totally agree, the charm of the 18th century is lost to us. And I really want a pocket watch.
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You are a romantic, which is always classy.
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That sounds like a lot of heavy metal in the pockets. I do recall the time when every man carried a jacknife and som Lifesavers candy 🍬.
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Oh, yes, the Lifesavers!
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