The Rewind collection.
Browse 8,400+ artifacts, filtered by category, year, and vibe. Every item comes with date-accurate context, trivia, and (where possible) the original commercial that made us want it.
Browse by Category
Pick a vibe. Each shelf shows featured items — click to jump to the full sub-archive.
Sony Walkman WM-EX
The ultimate portable cassette. Auto-reverse, Mega Bass, and a belt clip nobody actually used.
Discman D-E307CK
Skip protection “G-Protection”. Allegedly. Only worked if you held it flat and held your breath.
TDK D90 Cassette
Standard issue mixtape stock. Comes in black plastic, comes with dreams.
Columbia House Catalog
12 CDs for a penny. The original “I did not read the terms of service”.
MTV Unplugged CD
Acoustic sets that made everyone suddenly care about lyrics.
Home Mixtape Vol. 7
Handwritten tracklist. Song 3 is corrupted. It always is.
Tamagotchi Original
You fed it. You cleaned it. You forgot about it. It died. Loop.
Super Soaker 50
The year water fights became an arms race. Pressure: aggressive.
Pog Slammer Set
Elementary-school currency. Teachers hated it. We loved it.
Furby (Black)
Spoke “Furbish”. Listened. Probably. The FAA banned them from flights.
Polly Pocket
Tiny worlds in lockets. Lost under every couch in North America.
Skip-It (pink)
Counted your skips. Gave you bruises. Worth it.
Starter Jacket — Hornets
Satin. Aggressive colors. Unofficial uniform of the schoolyard.
JNCO Jeans 32″ leg
Wide enough to hide a skateboard. Some of us did.
Claire’s Butterfly Clips
Metal clips. Plastic wings. One box contained 47.
Reebok Pumps
Literal pump. Probably inflated nothing. We pumped anyway.
Windbreaker (neon)
Made sounds. Reflected light. A jacket, but louder.
Slap Bracelet
Banned from many schools. Primarily for being extremely fun.
Nokia 3210
Snake II. Indestructible. Battery lasted a week.
AOL 5.0 Install CD
Found in cereal boxes, mailboxes, magazines, dreams.
iMac G3 (Bondi Blue)
Translucent plastic. Optimistic. Had a handle. Nobody carried it.
Motorola Pager
Beeped. Displayed a phone number. Felt important.
Floppy Disk (Zip 100MB)
Storage: enormous. Reliability: optimistic.
Palm Pilot
A PDA. Stood for “Personal Digital Assistant”, not “Please Don’t Ask”.
Fresh Prince VHS
Opening monologue. You know the words. We all know the words.
Blockbuster Card
Laminated. Had your full name on it. Rewound your tapes for you.
X-Files Poster
The truth is out there. Also on your closet door.
Titanic Ticket Stub
You saw it in theaters. Multiple times. No judgement.
TGIF Banner
Full House. Family Matters. Step by Step. The Friday lineup of legends.
VHS Rental Sleeve
“Be Kind Rewind”. We were not always kind. We always rewound.
Archive by the Numbers
2,410
Tracks
1,820
Toys
960
Garments
3,210
Ephemera
The Fine Print
You ask, we reply — hopefully in fewer words than our artifact descriptions.
Can I submit my own artifact?
Absolutely. Head to the contact page, pick “Donate an Artifact” from the dropdown, and send us photos. We’ll usually reply within a week. The more context, the better — year, where you got it, what it meant.
Is everything here actually from the 90s?
Every artifact has a date and a provenance note. If we’re unsure (e.g., “sometime 1994–1996”), we say so. We don’t retouch photos, we don’t fake patina, and we cite our sources.
Do you sell anything?
No. We’re non-commercial. No merch, no affiliate links, no ads. Hosting is covered by a tiny Patreon and the kindness of one co-founder’s retirement fund.
Why no ironic nostalgia?
Irony ages badly. Our collection is for people who actually lived through this and for people curious about what it was really like — not “ha ha, wasn’t it dumb”. Some of it was dumb! Most of it was great!
Can I use images for a school project?
Yes, with attribution. Please credit “Radical Rewind archive” and, where listed, the original photographer or donor. Commercial use requires permission — email us.
Missing a totally rad item?
Tell us what to track down next. Our wishlist is 30 years long and we love adding to it.
Suggest an Item