things made to last "forever"

[Grateful11]

haikuman wrote:
[quote=MacArtist]
Remember when they had tv repair shops?

Ha~!~ I remember my dad always going and buying tubes at the store.
Almost every store (supermarket) in those days had tube stations.

Good memories MacArtist ~!~

I remember Dad and I taking tubes out and taking them to TV and Radio 'mom and pop' shop and testing them.

My brother has a 19" Mitsubishi TV that him and his wife bought when they first got married, that was 38
years ago, it still working in his basement, you have to slide something in by the volume knob to make the
volume work right but the TV works fine.

My '79 Klipsch Cornwalls are still kickin'.

We have a 1953 Farmall Super H tractor that looks like new and it still runs, it's been restored.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Infinity Qa speakers from the late 70's. I blew out a tweeter once driving it with an amp that did not have enough power. Replaced it and still going. I recommended the brand for a former GF, but the cone surrounds on her speakers rotted after 14 years.

Wards microwave still going after 27 years.

I was tempted to repair my Mitsubishi TV when the flyback transformer died after 25 years, but a new transformer was not likely to last as long as the original and I could get a used working TV of the same size for the same cost. So I got a HDTV that was four times as big.

[freeradical]

Grateful11 wrote:

My brother has a 19" Mitsubishi TV that him and his wife bought when they first got married, that was 38
years ago, it still working in his basement, you have to slide something in by the volume knob to make the
volume work right but the TV works fine.

Back when cell phones were analog, you could tune to the high UHF channels - the ones that were later reallocated for other uses - and listen to half of cell phone calls by playing around with the fine tune adjust.

The ban on scanners that tuned in cell frequencies was not exactly effective.

There were also other options as well...

[Numo]

I have a hairbrush that my aunt gave to me 54 years ago that I have used daily for about the last 40 years. I believe it will probably outlast my need for it. It came as part of a set with a washcloth mitt and soap baseball (both long gone). Thank you, Aunt Edna! I still think of you when I use it.mile:

[Rick-o]

Hard to imagine this thing ever wearing out. I have one almost exactly like this pic.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Rick-o wrote:
Hard to imagine this thing ever wearing out. I have one almost exactly like this pic.

Depends on how much you use it and what for. One uncle had a farm and seemed he was building stuff any time he was not on the tractor, eating, or smoking a cigar (why he died early). Hardly a straight/smooth surface on it except for where he ground out the dings for a special purpose. It must have weighed 10% less than when he bought it.

[rgG]

Rick-o wrote:
Hard to imagine this thing ever wearing out. I have one almost exactly like this pic.

My dad used to say that my mom could break an anvil.

[Dennis S]

I'm still using Large Advents for my stereo speakers from the 70's.

[OWC Jamie]

Rick-o wrote:
Hard to imagine this thing ever wearing out. I have one almost exactly like this pic.

That will never wear out if you keep using your head.

[mikebw]

cbelt3 wrote:
Also well made wooden furniture. We've got a 1802 wall mirror that belonged to Emma Willard (an ancestor who founded one of the first schools for girls in the US).

The chair I am sitting in now is a nice WWII era one, Gov't issue I think. Should last forever.