15 Pictures That Perfectly Capture How Taking Good Care of Things Usually Pays Off

In the past, people would pass their possessions from one generation to the next, but today, that’s rarely the case. Many of us throw away things because they are not considered modern anymore, even if they are fully functional. However, there are some people who’ve stuck to their possessions like glue, and it turns out that many years later, they’re glad they did.

1. “61 years ago my parents received this waffle maker as a wedding present in 1961. Still makes great waffles.”

2. “Here’s my — and now my son’s — 3-in-1 high chair. Should last another century.”

3. “My son and me, 27 years apart — same Moses blanket, basket, and onesie!”

4. “I used to play with this as a kid at my grandparents’ house. Now my kids play with it every day.”

5. “An ice cream maker (circa the 1970s) that I inherited from grandma, still churning goodness”

6. “My firstborn in 2015 (left) and my secondborn in 2019 (right) — they both had the same due date but 4 years apart!”

7. “This beast is over 10 years old and has been through 4 kids, traveled around the world to 5 countries, and had gotten tossed in the back of trunks.”

8. “Happy Birthday to our refrigerator that turned 99 years old this month! She’s still going strong.”

9. “My grandfather bought this for me in 1985. It’s entertained countless cousins and nieces and nephews.”

“Now my daughter plays on it, poolside since 1995.”

10. “Me in 1990 in a handmade outfit, and my youngest son in 2016 in the same outfit”

11. “This is a 122-year-old pocket watch my grandfather gifted me. Still works like a charm with the original internals.”

12. “In 1967 my great uncle bought a 1965 Snapper 308X. I’ve been mowing my lawn with it for 12 years now.”

13. “This Sunbeam Mixmaster has been in my family for 50 years and is still going strong.”

14. “Me playing with a Tonka truck in the late ’80s and my 4-year-old son still enjoying it today — it’s almost 35 years old.”

15. Leni Klum, Heidi Klum’s daughter, wore her mother’s 1998 dress to prom.

Do you have an item in your possession that has been passed down through generations?