I still have my Weller 8200 that i bought new in 1966, while I was in Junior High school. I really splurged, and bought the injection molded case with the wrench and spare tips. ;-)
I still have the 175 watt weller iron, along with three SP23 irons that were bought in the early '70s. I finally broke down and bought one new one, after the threads finally burnt out of one heating element. What a shock! It was over five times the price!