Is our view of old engineering distorted by the products which survive?

Christopher Tidy · 2008-09-17T03:50:57+00:00

Hi folks,I apologise if the title is a bit of a mouthful. But I've been thinking about this issue for some time, and would like to seek the opinion of people here. You frequently hear people complain about the quality of modern products and say things like "They don't make them like they used to". But it has occurred to me that maybe older products look good today because only the good products have stood the test of time, and the poor products have been thrown away years ago. What do people think? Were products better in general back in the fifties, say, or were there a mixture of good and bad? I'd be interested to hear people's opinions, as I'm not old enough to remember myself.Best wishes,Chris

Sep 17, 2008 100 Replies

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Christopher Tidy 17 years ago

No worries, Ed. Jim has provided me with a relevant link.

Thanks for all your interesting thoughts in this thread.

Best wishes,

Chris

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