Totally agree… it was so great to see people taking good care of things and using them for generations… it got me thinking about myself and trying to get myself out of the throwaway society I was raised in
I think it's not just the durability, it's the care that each people and generation gave when they had the item. It shows the pride and appreciation for the item and the money spent to acquire it. You can sense the love and care the previous owners had in some of the things shown.
All the stuff that was made to last was made decades ago. 1950s and before especially. Now everything is designed to break so you'll have to replace it.
@@Kevin-fj5oe I mean not always.... Brands like Casio are amazing quality.... But cost next to nothing.... And then you have brands like honda who are by no means an expensive brand....you just need to look in the right place it's like Gucci expensive doesn't mean quality.... just a thought 😊
@@key2theuniverse713 yeah, it just depends on the quality and longevity of that product Oh boi, Casio probably the best calculator brand among students. I bought mine back in 2014 or something and it still works to this day. Well going to pass that calculator to my brother, so it will have another user for like another 6 years. Same with phones actually, I’m still have that iPhone SE 2016. It still runs smoothly like new
Vintage clothing owner here. I own night slips from the early '90s that were previously owned by my female family members. They still keep nice shape and the fabric is still sturdy. Didn't have to buy new ones since.
Well, to be fair, The Fickle Consumer will want something "new & improved" every few years or so regardless. The Human Animal has been trained/conditioned, for example, to want the newest smart phone, despite the fact that the one they have works perfectly fine. The conditioning has worked so well in some, that they will stand in line, in harsh weather for more than a week, anticipating the release of the latest device.
If anyone reading this enjoys seeing this kind of thing…and you want something to do, travel to Hazleton, PA (my hometown…located at the junction of interstates 80 & 81) and head to Jimmy’s Quick Lunch on South Broad Street (route 93) The entire place is EXACTLY the way it was when it opened in 1937. All the equipment, tables, stoves, fridges, and even a counter for service and dining. They even have what they call the 30s room, which is on the second floor and is used for private events:) Oh and they are famous for their hotdogs (jimmy dogs); yes they’re amazing.
This is exactly the kind of place I wanted to visit when I came to the U.S. Alas the trip never worked out the way I wanted, still, I know now for next time.
@@xxepic_swag_gamingxx5238 I did, for a number of years. I don't know if I still do. 20 years of moving around in the Navy, and a house fire in 2002 certainly winnowed down my heirlooms, but if I do have it, it's in a box in the attic.
The video makes me feel something between proud and sorrow. It's difficult to buy things that endure years now, near everything is disposable in one or two years of use, even some pro tools are weak than before.
There's plenty of things you can buy now that'll last a long time, just gotta know where to look, especially look into things that include a lifetime warranty, because those will usually be high quality otherwise the manufacturer wouldn't but a warranty on it if it's prone to break soon. I have a collection of inherited and bought things that have stood the gest of time such as a vintage camera from the '79 i still use quite often, 20 year old boots my uncle gave me, a very well made camera bag for my camera, a vintage popcorn maker, and a darkroom enlarger from the 60's that still works perfectly.
Bought my Seiko watch as a 2nd lieutenant at the Ft. Benning PX 38 years ago. One $12 adjustment in 1999, but it has kept perfect time since the day I put it on. I've had two nice Rolex watches over the years, and the Seiko outperformed them both.
Seiko will always beat all others. I just bought two Grand Seikos quartz watches for under $2K for both. Also, the vintage watch shown in the video could be quite dangerous. DO NOT have it serviced unless the watch specialist is aware of possible radiation exposure from the radium used on the dial.
Bought a Sharp handheld calculator in 1975. Used it for my law office work, especially real estate closing settlements, until I retired in 2007. It is still on my desk right now. Love the eyestrain-resistant bright green display.
I would 10000% use my iPod classic if I could get it to sync. Still works, battery still charges, but the iTunes software won’t let it sync anymore! Thanks apple!
Oh yeah, Steve "I invented planned obsolescence" Jobs would be so proud... Remember when every apple product was a technological revolution and built to last? My father only changed 2 mackintosh in all his career, and both are still perfectly functional except for the same issues as your Ipod. Apple products now are just perfectly good computers twice overpriced than they should be. Only apple product I'd recommend over the competition is the apple pencil/ipad pro combo. Now if only it wasn't 1000$...
You might be able to find retroactive versions of itunes on the web somewhere that'll work with your iPod classic. I know I've got an old PC laptop that I don't connect to the internet anymore that has my itunes on it that I use to reconfigure my iPod mini when I want to.
@@npc6817 Funny thing is that Apple orders parts from toshiba for their laptops. Same parts and everything but with one key difference. It has a different chasis and an OS. And you pay 3-4x more!
For example if you wanted something that has their OS you could just buy a toshiba and flash a mac OS on it. Even if it breaks you could just use your warranty and they will only replace the broken part and not the whole thing.
@@abyssstrider2547 people tend to forget that this is apple's golden age of marketing, the golden age of technology is far gone and their computers are just... you know... computers. Nothing special about them, definitely nothing worth 999$ monitor stand.
I use lots of things, that are 30+ Years old. Back in july I replaced my 1960's wardrobe, which hopefully will be restored someday, by a wardrobe from the 1920's in perfect condition. My livingroom furniture is fron 1960's and 70's and lots of my household stuff is 50 years old. I love old Things and often give them a second life.
Those Le Creuset cast iron enameled pans are worth the expense, I gave my mom one almost five years ago and we have made everything from bread to ragout, cakes, soups, etc and looks brand new
I have two Le Creuset skillets, a large Dutch oven, a saucepan and a wok. They are completely indestructible! I've had the skillets for the entirety of my marriage (22 years!) and use them every day. I stir-fry in the wok several times a week. I've stopped using any other cookware except for a large aluminum pot that I boil pasta in. My father has a set of Le Creuset cookware that his uncle gave him. With the exception of well-burned bottoms, you can't tell that they have been used for multiple lifetimes. People keep telling me to save my money and buy the cheaper stuff, but I refuse; I'll keep cooking in my French-made works of art.
We have a winner. At work we still run a 1974 Strick 40ft 12 pin container chassis. I love the old thing. It's living a life of pleasure. We only use it to move 2 empty 20ft containers between terminals.still pulls straight. Runs on 10x20 tube tires and 5 spoke Dayton rims.
We live in a throw away society, where things are built to not last long so they can screw more money out of people, things built a long time ago were built solidly to last.
I like seeing old things that have lasted. I'm old and still here. I also enjoy the videos that show how people take old tools, furniture, machines, shoes, and restore them. There is often a lot of satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and even joy when we can bring something back to usefulness.
I used to have my grandpa's FM/AM portable transistor radio. That sucker could run for days on end on two AA batteries (or was it a 9v?) and pulled in stations that my sister's high end stereo couldn't even dream of. Same could be said for the Thomas brand radio that we also got from grandpa. You know, those old radios with the curved top, fancy faceplate, and amber lit dials?
I love seeing all these great old things. I like shopping at resale and thrift stores just to find good old stuff. My sister has a lot of the dishes and stuff from when we were kids. Some of the pots and pans as well.
It's lovely to see those wonderful "consumer goods" withstand the test of time. I work in aviation and even some of the "industrial tools" we use nowadays aren't built as well as they could be even though they cost a fortune! But we all know more sales means more profits.
Can confirm that old Doc Martens last forever. My aunt bought her first pair in 1990. The sole is basically non exsistant but the leather still holds up. You just have to resole them and you'll be good to go. Kinda sad that that isn't the case for the new doc martens anymore.
I've got a stand up freezer that belonged to my grandparents that's at least 50 years old (I'm 46 and it's older than me). Still works perfectly. I doubt you could buy any appliance today that would still be working in 50 years.
I had my parents’ Frigidaire fridge/freezer combo from 1953 and I had to scrap it when it literally fell off the moving truck. I loved that thing, and worked perfectly.
I have a floor fan (it looks like a cube), that my parents bought about 70+ years ago. It still works! I gave my oldest daughter my Kitchenaid mixer from 1971. It has had one repair, due to a mistake I made - It was repaired when I was in Germany in the early 80's. I have a (kitchen) scale from my grandmother, probably from the 1920's. I still use it.
My grandma "Nannie" had an Electrolux vacuum cleaner in thee mid 90s an Electrolux door to door salesman came to her house. To sell her a new one. She showed him her old one. He'd been with the company a long time and had never seen that model. It was an all stainless steel canister on ski's . Mid 30s if I remember right. A wedding present.
Stuff like this is the only way to reduce energy wasted in manufacturing with designed redundancy. Yes! That is a dig at Apple and a of of other profit hungry companies. ✌
I bought a heavy leather hooded car coat for $300 from Wilson's Leather in 1994. Worn every day for twenty seven Missouri winters and it still looks good and looks timeless. I had to replace the zipper 3 times and refresh the leather twice. Best clothing purchase I ever made. I love it to this day.
I've been a writer/technical writer/training developer for 30+ years. For me, it's IBM Model M keyboards, exclusively. No finer keyboard has ever been made. I own three, with the oldest having a 'born on' date of 1987. They all work perfectly.
Yeah, especially regarding appliances. I have never had a refrigerator last longer than the 5 year warranty on the compressor, whereas my grandma still had her WORKING avocado green Kenmore on the back porch for 50 years.
In 1985 I bought a HP 11C calculator for work. Still using it today. On my desk is a desk lamp that I inherited from my aunt who bought it on the 1960.s and has been in continuous use ever since. I just love things that last!
Just bought a 'new' Stanley Yankee screwdriver that's forty plus years old. Works a treat - ! And a bike I bought recently to replace the twenty two year old one that had worn out is twenty nine years old and in great condition - !
I remember going to my great grandma's house and getting in trouble for playing on the rocker pedal that powered her sewing machine. I was very young so I never thought to ask how old it was, but she was like 80 and got it when she was married at 16. I would bet money though it was her moms or grandmoms first and gifted for the wedding for her to start a new life of sewing and repairing clothes. There's lots of things passed down, my 83 year old grandma still has pots and dishes that she got from HER grandmother when she got married in the fifties. There was one that she only used for making coleslaw, it's been making coleslaw for at least 130 years
I came for the docs and sewing machines. I have 45 pairs of docs, my first pair wasn’t a life pair/ bought in the uk, hot topic back in the day when the stores still sold shoes. But they’re still alive, nothing a good cleaning wouldn’t fix. I also have one of the singer sewing machines, needs to go in as I bought it as a thrift store find. But I had to have it as my buela taught me how to sew on one and it keeps her in my thoughts always.
Particle board makes my heart hurt. Don't throw away old solid wood furniture, if you do, it'll just end up like particle board sadly. Take the time to sand it and varnish.
We have table spoon that’s like 60yrs old and is indestructible. We also have this metal cooking spoon that was once used in my great grandfather’s restaurant and still looks brand new.
Back when stuff was made to Last! I'll a mechanic, I have 2 airguns over 30 years old and still kicking ass! Even one over 50 years o!d, from my step-father. Still works!
Sometimes I feel like we have forgotten to make long-lasting things. I still have a Bundeswehr sleeved sleeping back from the 80s. Nothing is broken and it's still waterproof.
In Italy in the '80s we had a TV spot about a washingmachine that say: "we made it and no1 can destroy them" . My mom's washingmachine has been replaced after 27 years coz she consider it "too old" not coz it stopped working. I also own many stuff from my parents or grand parents that is at least 50 years old and still doing their job perfectly
1. My Nana bought her sewing machine quite a few decades ago (can’t remember exactly how long) and there’s not a single issue with it, still runs just as smooth as the day she bought it. 2. The bird feeder stand (holds 9 feeders) currently in my back yard was made by my Papa John (Nana’s dad) and his friend George about 3-4 decades ago. The paint may be peeling, but holy hell if that thing is sturdier than a mf boulder. 3. I currently have a Brother Echelon 66 typewriter with the original case made in Nagoya, Japan. The case is a bit beat up with some duck tape, but besides missing a piece, the typewriter itself is perfectly fine (although I still can’t figure out what some of the knobs and keys do). 4. My Grandma has her mother’s/grandmothers old coffee grinder that I someday hope to inherit. 5. Grandad has a 1940’s (maybe 50’s?) Chevrolet truck with a newer motor. It’s a beautiful and sparkly navy blue. Old things were really built to last y’all.
Our cake knife was my grandmother’s 21st birthday present from 1936. my wife has my other grandmother’s wedding ring from 1927. cousins still use a chest from 1838.
I had a mechanical pencil with a metal case that I had used for almost ten years, but one day someone borrowed it and never returned it. I've tried several times to buy a new one, but nothing really fits in my hand like the old one. 😭😭😭
My singer 66 is from 1949. Most of my cast iron pans belonged to my great grandma. My Ford tractor is a 1959. Many of my tools are my grandpa's. My Gillette razors I use one was my great grandpa's, one was my grandpa's, one was my great uncle's.
I had a 1991 Honda Accord, with 938,000 on the original engine an transmission. Never gave me a lick of trouble except for one pulley needing replaced. That thing is STILL being driven by the man I sold it to 8 years ago. I should have kept that car.
I have a few items in my home that could go on this list. The oldest is a combination spoon/candy thermometer from 1965 that I found at a thrift store. Not only did it have the original box, but it also had the advertising insert. However, I don't use it. I have my grandparents' vacuum cleaner from the '80s. It still works perfectly, though they had to replace the hose at some point. I also have plenty of extra bags for it. However, I'm wary of using it because the filter is gone. It's a Kenmore, so replacement filters are hard to come by, especially now that Sears is out of business. I still use my childhood clock-radio from the '90s. I only use the clock part, though; the radio doesn't work anymore and the alarm might as well be an air horn with how loud and obnoxious it sounds. Interestingly, the colon between the hour and minute displays is intermittent. It doesn't work unless I tap it, and even then, it flickers or stays dim. It started doing that not long after I got it; probably a loose connection or cracked circuit.
I read somewhere that you should replace shower towels every few years. Well the label on mine says "Made in DDR". It still looks okay and makes me dry like it always has!
I bought some new towels 3 years ago, not the cheapest ones, and they're already falling apart. And I have towels from the 70s that are just a bit worn out.
The quality and durability of most products came crashing down when America, Europe and Japan moved manufacturing to China and other countries.. Coincidence? No, by design- by politicians and their sponsors- they make more money that way- of course a the consumer pays the price and the economy of a the country too, in the long run.
A few years ago I was driving through town and saw an old barbers chair on the side of the road in front of an old, out of business barber shop. I did a U turn to go back for it and two guys were loading it into the back of a pickup truck! I was so mad
No photo, but I have a pinewood bedroom set that my grandma bought back when my mom was a child. It was built from shipping crates from a store called "This End Up". Looks just the same as when it was bought and built like a tank. Has survive multiple moves over the decades.
I have a dresser made from oak with tin mountings and a completly blind mirror...the age is around 600 years...also there are axe markings and a big grayish-brown Human bloodstain on it...the DNA test says its from someone who should be a relative around 3 generations away from me(yes that sort of thing is possible since i have still a braid from my grandma that tells some halfsibling/cousin relationship between braid and bloodstain) after ww2 my grandpa dragged 2 dressers, a sewing maschine and a big wardrobe through the Oder(german River) to keep them...all three of them are battered and it took much work to get them nice again but its still nice to have something old that will not break as long as you not burn it...
I have an original Motorola Razr I actually won when they are first released putting my business card in an AT&T phone store fish bowl for a drawing, I used it until a few years ago when I finally broke down and bought a new Samsung. To be fair, I had a company phones all this time also so while I used to Razr for personal use I have had smart phones for also for years. It was just hard giving up the Razr, it was so small and yet reliable and rugged.
Like the old US folks always say : They don't make thinks like the old days anymore. I have an old electrical fan in my parents house that is 65 years old and they are still using it when i came to visit them two days ago
I've had a Panasonic clock/radio since the 70's, stored it in the basement until my CD clock radio of 3 months bit the dust and 2 others before that one. Brought the Panasonic up to my bedroom and have been using it since. I paid a lot less for it than the other pieces of garbage too. The Phillips CD/clock/radio was $70 and died in 3 months.
In 2003 I bought a pair of winter boot from Walmart for $20.00. They lasted for 18 years. Just because something is cheap doesn't mean it's cheaply made.
I still use the Staedtler lead holder my grandpa used when he was an engineering student. I only know that he graduated in the 70s, so only god knows how old is the thing.
Keep in mind that simpler products usually last longer. Expensive often just mean more complex, but not better quality and thus also expensive things break easily. You have to buy simple and quality products to have them last long. Like a steel pan made of only one piece or a single speed bicycle.
There were a lot of things that were not made to last in the past, which thus no longer exist. We only still see the things that were made to last. (I think that’s called selection bias)
I see great value in keeping good quality things and maintaining them. Always bugged me when people would insist I should purge what I hadn't worn in a year or two as stuff always comes back in style. I can't tell you how many times I did not have to re-buy something many years later since I already had it. Case in point, I kept the very first pair of jeans I ever bought with my own (babysitting) money in 1989 tucked into the back of a drawer for years, but guess which pair of jeans I've been wearing on heavy rotation for the last 6 months now?
I use an old pipe wrench from about 1896 and I am the 6th generation to use it (dating back to great great great grandfather) I also use an old cat bed from my mothers childhood cats who were adopted in 1959 and 1960 and I am only the third generation to use the cat bed. (Restored in 2018 when I adopted my cats) I also use an old fish tank from 1971 to display some cool things and my friend reuses a lot of things from the old times.
My parents have an old Sunbeam AT-W Radiant auto drop toaster from the 1970’s that we got from my great-grandparents, that darn thing still works really well and I totally want one of my own one day just because that thing has lasted 50 years now and is still kicking. (I don’t know the exact model so it could be one of the 1950’s ones)
Those days can come back if parts were available- MAny tinkers would love to do that for work. fix things. Unfortunately, manufacturers want you to buy newer and latest,,, junk.
I have that Graphgear pencil! Bought it in 2007 and it still works like brand new although it looks a bit worn because I use it so much ...it's one of my two favourite mechanical pencils, the other one is an expensive Stabilo mechanical pencil I bought in 2012 and that one also still works great! Best purchases I've ever made!
I have a collapsible light on my night stand. It's patent date is 1921. I've had over 63 years. 100 years old and it still works. also have a G.E. digital alarm clock that dates to 1984.
The phrase “they don’t make them like they used to” is so true. It’s such a pity the way we live in a throwaway society now.
Just watch out for lead, asbestos, arsenic, radium, mercury etc.
@@YeahNo - of course, but if we carry on as we are those things won’t effect humanity because we won’t be here anyway.
Totally agree… it was so great to see people taking good care of things and using them for generations… it got me thinking about myself and trying to get myself out of the throwaway society I was raised in
@@ellemmenn2930 - just because it’s become the norm doesn’t mean we have to accept it. An it’s good to know there are people out there that won’t. 👍🏼
Companies and their 'planned obsolescence'. Bah.
I think it's not just the durability, it's the care that each people and generation gave when they had the item. It shows the pride and appreciation for the item and the money spent to acquire it. You can sense the love and care the previous owners had in some of the things shown.
Much of my stuff that's still good is 20 years or older. Whenever I buy something new it's almost guaranteed to last less than a year.
All the stuff that was made to last was made decades ago. 1950s and before especially. Now everything is designed to break so you'll have to replace it.
I think this is true in some cases however, I find a lot of Japanese items last a lifetime of use....
Just remember, quality is expensive.
@@Kevin-fj5oe I mean not always.... Brands like Casio are amazing quality.... But cost next to nothing.... And then you have brands like honda who are by no means an expensive brand....you just need to look in the right place it's like Gucci expensive doesn't mean quality.... just a thought 😊
@@key2theuniverse713 yeah, it just depends on the quality and longevity of that product
Oh boi, Casio probably the best calculator brand among students. I bought mine back in 2014 or something and it still works to this day. Well going to pass that calculator to my brother, so it will have another user for like another 6 years.
Same with phones actually, I’m still have that iPhone SE 2016. It still runs smoothly like new
Vintage clothing owner here. I own night slips from the early '90s that were previously owned by my female family members. They still keep nice shape and the fabric is still sturdy. Didn't have to buy new ones since.
In modern time companies knowingly make fragile items so people will break them and buy new ones .
They did that 50 years ago, too. You don't see the 99.99% of them that got throw out when they died after 5-10 years.
Planned obsolescence. :(
Well, to be fair, The Fickle Consumer will want something "new & improved" every few years or so regardless.
The Human Animal has been trained/conditioned, for example, to want the newest smart phone, despite the fact that the one they have works perfectly fine. The conditioning has worked so well in some, that they will stand in line, in harsh weather for more than a week, anticipating the release of the latest device.
@@RyshusMojo1 yeah , as a guruji said . People choose the leader in democracy from the people . But people are stupid .
Well, there's also the fact that nowadays people aren't taught how to take serious care of their stuff or how to repair it.
If anyone reading this enjoys seeing this kind of thing…and you want something to do, travel to Hazleton, PA (my hometown…located at the junction of interstates 80 & 81) and head to Jimmy’s Quick Lunch on South Broad Street (route 93)
The entire place is EXACTLY the way it was when it opened in 1937. All the equipment, tables, stoves, fridges, and even a counter for service and dining. They even have what they call the 30s room, which is on the second floor and is used for private events:)
Oh and they are famous for their hotdogs (jimmy dogs); yes they’re amazing.
If I ever get near there I'll be sure to go there and one hot dog
if you buy the plane ticket i'll go!
There ain't nothing like the roasted dog.
But skinned first however.
This is exactly the kind of place I wanted to visit when I came to the U.S. Alas the trip never worked out the way I wanted, still, I know now for next time.
A time capsule, nice!
Does my grandfather's badger hair shaving brush that I still use everyday count? He passed in 1969, and I'm now 63 years old.
Of course! If you still have his Gillette, that counts, too.
@@xxepic_swag_gamingxx5238 I did, for a number of years. I don't know if I still do. 20 years of moving around in the Navy, and a house fire in 2002 certainly winnowed down my heirlooms, but if I do have it, it's in a box in the attic.
@@jimtownsend7899 we gotta see a video brother
The video makes me feel something between proud and sorrow. It's difficult to buy things that endure years now, near everything is disposable in one or two years of use, even some pro tools are weak than before.
There's plenty of things you can buy now that'll last a long time, just gotta know where to look, especially look into things that include a lifetime warranty, because those will usually be high quality otherwise the manufacturer wouldn't but a warranty on it if it's prone to break soon. I have a collection of inherited and bought things that have stood the gest of time such as a vintage camera from the '79 i still use quite often, 20 year old boots my uncle gave me, a very well made camera bag for my camera, a vintage popcorn maker, and a darkroom enlarger from the 60's that still works perfectly.
Bought my Seiko watch as a 2nd lieutenant at the Ft. Benning PX 38 years ago. One $12 adjustment in 1999, but it has kept perfect time since the day I put it on. I've had two nice Rolex watches over the years, and the Seiko outperformed them both.
My $1,200 Omega loses 3 minutes every week.
Yeah I have my old Seiko from the same PX I bet from Basic
Delta Co. 2nd 58th Infantry
Seiko will always beat all others. I just bought two Grand Seikos quartz watches for under $2K for both. Also, the vintage watch shown in the video could be quite dangerous. DO NOT have it serviced unless the watch specialist is aware of possible radiation exposure from the radium used on the dial.
Bought a Sharp handheld calculator in 1975. Used it for my law office work, especially real estate closing settlements, until I retired in 2007. It is still on my desk right now. Love the eyestrain-resistant bright green display.
I would 10000% use my iPod classic if I could get it to sync. Still works, battery still charges, but the iTunes software won’t let it sync anymore! Thanks apple!
Oh yeah, Steve "I invented planned obsolescence" Jobs would be so proud...
Remember when every apple product was a technological revolution and built to last? My father only changed 2 mackintosh in all his career, and both are still perfectly functional except for the same issues as your Ipod.
Apple products now are just perfectly good computers twice overpriced than they should be. Only apple product I'd recommend over the competition is the apple pencil/ipad pro combo. Now if only it wasn't 1000$...
You might be able to find retroactive versions of itunes on the web somewhere that'll work with your iPod classic. I know I've got an old PC laptop that I don't connect to the internet anymore that has my itunes on it that I use to reconfigure my iPod mini when I want to.
@@npc6817 Funny thing is that Apple orders parts from toshiba for their laptops.
Same parts and everything but with one key difference. It has a different chasis and an OS.
And you pay 3-4x more!
For example if you wanted something that has their OS you could just buy a toshiba and flash a mac OS on it. Even if it breaks you could just use your warranty and they will only replace the broken part and not the whole thing.
@@abyssstrider2547 people tend to forget that this is apple's golden age of marketing, the golden age of technology is far gone and their computers are just... you know... computers. Nothing special about them, definitely nothing worth 999$ monitor stand.
I use lots of things, that are 30+ Years old. Back in july I replaced my 1960's wardrobe, which hopefully will be restored someday, by a wardrobe from the 1920's in perfect condition. My livingroom furniture is fron 1960's and 70's and lots of my household stuff is 50 years old. I love old Things and often give them a second life.
This can be read two ways... wardrobe = clothing or wardrobe = a piece of furniture.
1920’s? Are you a vampire?
My house has a lot of antiques like a 1920s or 1910s table for example
Those Le Creuset cast iron enameled pans are worth the expense, I gave my mom one almost five years ago and we have made everything from bread to ragout, cakes, soups, etc and looks brand new
I have two Le Creuset skillets, a large Dutch oven, a saucepan and a wok. They are completely indestructible! I've had the skillets for the entirety of my marriage (22 years!) and use them every day. I stir-fry in the wok several times a week. I've stopped using any other cookware except for a large aluminum pot that I boil pasta in.
My father has a set of Le Creuset cookware that his uncle gave him. With the exception of well-burned bottoms, you can't tell that they have been used for multiple lifetimes. People keep telling me to save my money and buy the cheaper stuff, but I refuse; I'll keep cooking in my French-made works of art.
Around 2005-2010 (I forgot when) I saw on the back of a Mercedes: "I am a 1973 Mercedes. I don't care about your 3 years or 100,000 km warranty."
We have a winner. At work we still run a 1974 Strick 40ft 12 pin container chassis. I love the old thing. It's living a life of pleasure. We only use it to move 2 empty 20ft containers between terminals.still pulls straight. Runs on 10x20 tube tires and 5 spoke Dayton rims.
We live in a throw away society, where things are built to not last long so they can screw more money out of people, things built a long time ago were built solidly to last.
And you could repair them when they did break.
Sunbeam toasters.
Their design is so simplistic there's just nothing to break, plus that 60's chrome look is just soo beautiful
Our everyday cutlery - knives, forks, and spoons - went to university with me in 1966. Still going strong.
I like seeing old things that have lasted. I'm old and still here. I also enjoy the videos that show how people take old tools, furniture, machines, shoes, and restore them. There is often a lot of satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and even joy when we can bring something back to usefulness.
So many beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing
I used to have my grandpa's FM/AM portable transistor radio. That sucker could run for days on end on two AA batteries (or was it a 9v?) and pulled in stations that my sister's high end stereo couldn't even dream of. Same could be said for the Thomas brand radio that we also got from grandpa. You know, those old radios with the curved top, fancy faceplate, and amber lit dials?
I love seeing all these great old things. I like shopping at resale and thrift stores just to find good old stuff. My sister has a lot of the dishes and stuff from when we were kids. Some of the pots and pans as well.
It's lovely to see those wonderful "consumer goods" withstand the test of time. I work in aviation and even some of the "industrial tools" we use nowadays aren't built as well as they could be even though they cost a fortune! But we all know more sales means more profits.
Can confirm that old Doc Martens last forever.
My aunt bought her first pair in 1990.
The sole is basically non exsistant but the leather still holds up.
You just have to resole them and you'll be good to go.
Kinda sad that that isn't the case for the new doc martens anymore.
I've got a stand up freezer that belonged to my grandparents that's at least 50 years old (I'm 46 and it's older than me). Still works perfectly. I doubt you could buy any appliance today that would still be working in 50 years.
I had my parents’ Frigidaire fridge/freezer combo from 1953 and I had to scrap it when it literally fell off the moving truck. I loved that thing, and worked perfectly.
I have a floor fan (it looks like a cube), that my parents bought about 70+ years ago. It still works! I gave my oldest daughter my Kitchenaid mixer from 1971. It has had one repair, due to a mistake I made - It was repaired when I was in Germany in the early 80's. I have a (kitchen) scale from my grandmother, probably from the 1920's. I still use it.
I have a Vornado fan that my parents bought in 1948. It works perfectly and is almost completely silent.
My grandma "Nannie" had an Electrolux vacuum cleaner in thee mid 90s an Electrolux door to door salesman came to her house. To sell her a new one.
She showed him her old one.
He'd been with the company a long time and had never seen that model. It was an all stainless steel canister on ski's . Mid 30s if I remember right. A wedding present.
I still use my Singer sewing machine from 1971. Only 2 repairs in 50 years. Before that I used my grandmother's machine from 1925.
Stuff like this is the only way to reduce energy wasted in manufacturing with designed redundancy.
Yes! That is a dig at Apple and a of of other profit hungry companies. ✌
I bought a heavy leather hooded car coat for $300 from Wilson's Leather in 1994. Worn every day for twenty seven Missouri winters and it still looks good and looks timeless. I had to replace the zipper 3 times and refresh the leather twice. Best clothing purchase I ever made. I love it to this day.
I've been a writer/technical writer/training developer for 30+ years. For me, it's IBM Model M keyboards, exclusively. No finer keyboard has ever been made. I own three, with the oldest having a 'born on' date of 1987. They all work perfectly.
These are so impressive, but, you can kinda see why "planned obsolescence" is a thing.
Yeah, especially regarding appliances. I have never had a refrigerator last longer than the 5 year warranty on the compressor, whereas my grandma still had her WORKING avocado green Kenmore on the back porch for 50 years.
Once you accept it, planned obsolescence will be applied to people.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver You mean it isn't already happening? Because all you have to do is look outside. It's already ongoing.
@@Moonmaedyn Well, yes, the poor are being eliminated quietly.
@@Moonmaedyn It's easy enough to stop, though. So, why aren't we stopping it?
Makes me so happy! I love old stuff, we live in such a throw away society now and it's catching up to us, soon we'll be buried in plastic crap!
In 1985 I bought a HP 11C calculator for work. Still using it today.
On my desk is a desk lamp that I inherited from my aunt who bought it on the 1960.s and has been in continuous use ever since.
I just love things that last!
I was given a rotary phone as a gift by my aunt. I checked the manufacturer's date and it was made July 7th, 1974. It works great.
My my how far we've came from "integrity and durability will make this last forever" to "damn, I just bought this last week and it's already broken?!"
Just bought a 'new' Stanley Yankee screwdriver that's forty plus years old. Works a treat - !
And a bike I bought recently to replace the twenty two year old one that had worn out is twenty nine years old and in great condition - !
This list is fantastic and I must say you have great taste in the items you choose to surround yourself with. I’m checking eBay now lol
I remember going to my great grandma's house and getting in trouble for playing on the rocker pedal that powered her sewing machine. I was very young so I never thought to ask how old it was, but she was like 80 and got it when she was married at 16. I would bet money though it was her moms or grandmoms first and gifted for the wedding for her to start a new life of sewing and repairing clothes. There's lots of things passed down, my 83 year old grandma still has pots and dishes that she got from HER grandmother when she got married in the fifties. There was one that she only used for making coleslaw, it's been making coleslaw for at least 130 years
This is why i appreciate the rare lifelong items you can get nowdays, thats why i love metal things like knifes and tools.
I came for the docs and sewing machines. I have 45 pairs of docs, my first pair wasn’t a life pair/ bought in the uk, hot topic back in the day when the stores still sold shoes. But they’re still alive, nothing a good cleaning wouldn’t fix. I also have one of the singer sewing machines, needs to go in as I bought it as a thrift store find. But I had to have it as my buela taught me how to sew on one and it keeps her in my thoughts always.
I like to find old axes and knifes that people are going to throw away ,and restoring or reshaping them but always leaving a little of there past.
I have a plastic comb shaped like a coca cola bottle and I have it since 1984 and I still use it. It's unharmed by the decades.
Particle board makes my heart hurt. Don't throw away old solid wood furniture, if you do, it'll just end up like particle board sadly. Take the time to sand it and varnish.
We have table spoon that’s like 60yrs old and is indestructible. We also have this metal cooking spoon that was once used in my great grandfather’s restaurant and still looks brand new.
Back when stuff was made to Last! I'll a mechanic, I have 2 airguns over 30 years old and still kicking ass! Even one over 50 years o!d, from my step-father. Still works!
My old Taurus wagon was retired in late 2019. It came off the assembly line in spring 1996.
Purchase quality, always 💕♥️
Sometimes I feel like we have forgotten to make long-lasting things.
I still have a Bundeswehr sleeved sleeping back from the 80s. Nothing is broken and it's still waterproof.
'Had my 1993 Honda del Sol for 28 years and counting! Still drive it, too. Has over 228k miles on it and purrs like a kitten!
In Italy in the '80s we had a TV spot about a washingmachine that say: "we made it and no1 can destroy them" . My mom's washingmachine has been replaced after 27 years coz she consider it "too old" not coz it stopped working. I also own many stuff from my parents or grand parents that is at least 50 years old and still doing their job perfectly
I still have that washing machine, perfectly operational along with a bunch of other 80's kitchen appliances my parents got for their wedding.
1. My Nana bought her sewing machine quite a few decades ago (can’t remember exactly how long) and there’s not a single issue with it, still runs just as smooth as the day she bought it.
2. The bird feeder stand (holds 9 feeders) currently in my back yard was made by my Papa John (Nana’s dad) and his friend George about 3-4 decades ago. The paint may be peeling, but holy hell if that thing is sturdier than a mf boulder.
3. I currently have a Brother Echelon 66 typewriter with the original case made in Nagoya, Japan. The case is a bit beat up with some duck tape, but besides missing a piece, the typewriter itself is perfectly fine (although I still can’t figure out what some of the knobs and keys do).
4. My Grandma has her mother’s/grandmothers old coffee grinder that I someday hope to inherit.
5. Grandad has a 1940’s (maybe 50’s?) Chevrolet truck with a newer motor. It’s a beautiful and sparkly navy blue.
Old things were really built to last y’all.
Our cake knife was my grandmother’s 21st birthday present from 1936. my wife has my other grandmother’s wedding ring from 1927. cousins still use a chest from 1838.
I had a mechanical pencil with a metal case that I had used for almost ten years, but one day someone borrowed it and never returned it. I've tried several times to buy a new one, but nothing really fits in my hand like the old one. 😭😭😭
My singer 66 is from 1949. Most of my cast iron pans belonged to my great grandma. My Ford tractor is a 1959. Many of my tools are my grandpa's. My Gillette razors I use one was my great grandpa's, one was my grandpa's, one was my great uncle's.
I had a 1991 Honda Accord, with 938,000 on the original engine an transmission. Never gave me a lick of trouble except for one pulley needing replaced. That thing is STILL being driven by the man I sold it to 8 years ago. I should have kept that car.
I have a few items in my home that could go on this list. The oldest is a combination spoon/candy thermometer from 1965 that I found at a thrift store. Not only did it have the original box, but it also had the advertising insert. However, I don't use it.
I have my grandparents' vacuum cleaner from the '80s. It still works perfectly, though they had to replace the hose at some point. I also have plenty of extra bags for it. However, I'm wary of using it because the filter is gone. It's a Kenmore, so replacement filters are hard to come by, especially now that Sears is out of business.
I still use my childhood clock-radio from the '90s. I only use the clock part, though; the radio doesn't work anymore and the alarm might as well be an air horn with how loud and obnoxious it sounds. Interestingly, the colon between the hour and minute displays is intermittent. It doesn't work unless I tap it, and even then, it flickers or stays dim. It started doing that not long after I got it; probably a loose connection or cracked circuit.
I read somewhere that you should replace shower towels every few years. Well the label on mine says "Made in DDR". It still looks okay and makes me dry like it always has!
I bought some new towels 3 years ago, not the cheapest ones, and they're already falling apart. And I have towels from the 70s that are just a bit worn out.
DDR is East Germany, which has not existed since 1990. Interesting to hear that those towels are still usable
The quality and durability of most products came crashing down when America, Europe and Japan moved manufacturing to China and other countries.. Coincidence? No, by design- by politicians and their sponsors- they make more money that way- of course a the consumer pays the price and the economy of a the country too, in the long run.
Yeah, not because we became cheap bastards...
3:13 That beautiful Hobart mixer!! That will last at least 100 years.
Those kitchen aid mixers live forever, my ex has one from the 50s and it still looks new and runs great.
A few years ago I was driving through town and saw an old barbers chair on the side of the road in front of an old, out of business barber shop. I did a U turn to go back for it and two guys were loading it into the back of a pickup truck! I was so mad
😂 first come . . .
No photo, but I have a pinewood bedroom set that my grandma bought back when my mom was a child. It was built from shipping crates from a store called "This End Up". Looks just the same as when it was bought and built like a tank. Has survive multiple moves over the decades.
How old are you, This End Up was just put on the wooden containers as instructions for the handling of it.
@@jaynenewcomb2094 in my mid 30's, and that was the store's real name from what my grandma told me.
I still have "This End Up" furniture in the playroom. Indestructible!
@@beachgirl9304 absolutely. Any dings, dents, ect. just add character to the pieces.
I grew up sleeping in my great-uncle’s old bunk bed (he grew up in the 40s and 50s) and my younger sisters now sleep in it.
I clicked for the graphgear pencil- mine is about 23 years old still as good as new!!
My father in law was a professional house painter and only used Purdy brushes, some he’s had for decades!
I have, and use, a ceramic bowl that belonged to my mothers great aunt. I am now 60 and still use the bowl.
So love all these!!!
I bought a pair of Doc Martens in 1999. I still have them 22 years later
3:15 YES 👏🏽 I’m still looking for mine 👀 somewhere out there
I have a dresser made from oak with tin mountings and a completly blind mirror...the age is around 600 years...also there are axe markings and a big grayish-brown Human bloodstain on it...the DNA test says its from someone who should be a relative around 3 generations away from me(yes that sort of thing is possible since i have still a braid from my grandma that tells some halfsibling/cousin relationship between braid and bloodstain) after ww2 my grandpa dragged 2 dressers, a sewing maschine and a big wardrobe through the Oder(german River) to keep them...all three of them are battered and it took much work to get them nice again but its still nice to have something old that will not break as long as you not burn it...
I have an original Motorola Razr I actually won when they are first released putting my business card in an AT&T phone store fish bowl for a drawing, I used it until a few years ago when I finally broke down and bought a new Samsung. To be fair, I had a company phones all this time also so while I used to Razr for personal use I have had smart phones for also for years. It was just hard giving up the Razr, it was so small and yet reliable and rugged.
We have had the same firewood axe in the family for decades . It has only had a couple of new handles and a new head .....😁
if both the head and the handle has been replaced on that axe then what part is left of the original? LOL!
I have that very same razor!! I bought it because I was born that same year!!
Cast iron pans, USGI wool blankets, and Coleman lanterns. Indestructible.
Like the old US folks always say : They don't make thinks like the old days anymore. I have an old electrical fan in my parents house that is 65 years old and they are still using it when i came to visit them two days ago
The singer manual sewing machine is the goat
I've had a Panasonic clock/radio since the 70's, stored it in the basement until my CD clock radio of 3 months bit the dust and 2 others before that one. Brought the Panasonic up to my bedroom and have been using it since. I paid a lot less for it than the other pieces of garbage too. The Phillips CD/clock/radio was $70 and died in 3 months.
In 2003 I bought a pair of winter boot from Walmart for $20.00. They lasted for 18 years. Just because something is cheap doesn't mean it's cheaply made.
Background music is so soothing 💖
And the content was intesting 👍
4:00 I bought Doc Martens in the UK in 1994 and I still have them!
I still use the Staedtler lead holder my grandpa used when he was an engineering student.
I only know that he graduated in the 70s, so only god knows how old is the thing.
Keep in mind that simpler products usually last longer. Expensive often just mean more complex, but not better quality and thus also expensive things break easily. You have to buy simple and quality products to have them last long. Like a steel pan made of only one piece or a single speed bicycle.
Some of us just stick with old vintage items because we can't afford new stuff lol
These items show how much things were made to last compared to today's mostly made to ware out/ break in a short time, so you have to buy another one.
There were a lot of things that were not made to last in the past, which thus no longer exist. We only still see the things that were made to last. (I think that’s called selection bias)
I see great value in keeping good quality things and maintaining them. Always bugged me when people would insist I should purge what I hadn't worn in a year or two as stuff always comes back in style. I can't tell you how many times I did not have to re-buy something many years later since I already had it. Case in point, I kept the very first pair of jeans I ever bought with my own (babysitting) money in 1989 tucked into the back of a drawer for years, but guess which pair of jeans I've been wearing on heavy rotation for the last 6 months now?
I use an old pipe wrench from about 1896 and I am the 6th generation to use it (dating back to great great great grandfather)
I also use an old cat bed from my mothers childhood cats who were adopted in 1959 and 1960 and I am only the third generation to use the cat bed. (Restored in 2018 when I adopted my cats)
I also use an old fish tank from 1971 to display some cool things and my friend reuses a lot of things from the old times.
Graphgear 500's are one of the most durable, best quality, best ergonomics clickpens still made, I have a silver and the classic red one.
Try the 1000s I really like my set I have had and use alot for like 7ish years now. The retractable point is amazing for the clumsy of us out there
Beautiful
Ok, who else is CERTAIN they know the dark places that great uncle’s watch has been?
you mean "This was your fathers watch and when they got him, he kept it in the only safe place he had..."
@@nirfz now if Fabienne could just remember to pack it !!!
Zed, The Gimp and Co. would still be alive!
@@Heavywall70 :-D Hm...thinking of it this way, it seems it was for the better of society that she forgot it and he had to go back.
@@nirfz I believe you are correct sir.
Shame about Vincent Vega though, if he’d listened to Jules he’d still be alive too.
@@Heavywall70 Yep, would have saved him.
My parents have an old Sunbeam AT-W Radiant auto drop toaster from the 1970’s that we got from my great-grandparents, that darn thing still works really well and I totally want one of my own one day just because that thing has lasted 50 years now and is still kicking. (I don’t know the exact model so it could be one of the 1950’s ones)
Very nice. 👍👍👍👌👌👌😁😁😁
I have stapler envy.
Those days can come back if parts were available- MAny tinkers would love to do that for work. fix things. Unfortunately, manufacturers want you to buy newer and latest,,, junk.
I think the oregano was my favorite one,
not only the products durable.
another big factor is the owner take a good care of it
the washing machine my parents bought a month before I was born and used ever since just finally died this spring. I am 53.
El reloj. Úuuu.😯
Most things built today dont even come close to being built to last. Sadly we live in a throw it away society.. 😞
I used one of those IBM keyboards in high school. Casing was made of steel, making them heavy. They were heavier than some typewriters.
I have that Graphgear pencil! Bought it in 2007 and it still works like brand new although it looks a bit worn because I use it so much ...it's one of my two favourite mechanical pencils, the other one is an expensive Stabilo mechanical pencil I bought in 2012 and that one also still works great! Best purchases I've ever made!
I have a collapsible light on my night stand. It's patent date is 1921. I've had over 63 years. 100 years old and it still works. also have a G.E. digital alarm clock that dates to 1984.