There's been lots of great technological advancements in household stuff. Cordless tools come to mind as another.

I think it's when you put a screen on anything that it starts the downhill slide.

I am trying to replace most electric tools with hand-cranked cordless tools and I am especially excited to find a barely used 40 y/o tool where I know that it will last me easily another 40 years.

Helps me to stay in shape, to have a resilient toolbox and to lower my energy bill. I also dislike the noises of many electric tools.

My battery-powered drill stays with me though, as it is just too helpful.

The bell system 2101A is a fun bit of history too, our original copper phone/internet infrastructure was built with those

Lol, well I’ve got the old dumb one that you just push a button on to clean. His boundaries are set by my little fence pod things that run on D batteries which I have to push the button on too.