Changes in technology have significantly impacted how we create, develop, and invent new ways to tackle the world’s challenges. But indeed, real innovation doesn’t lie in just looking into the future but understanding the past. The numerous technologies used in the past have been eclipsed by the advanced technologies used today. Upgraded in their designs have transpired in tandem, a big thank to technology in the digital era. 

Many large products used in the 50s are now being redesigned and miniaturized into petite sizes. You might laugh at the people who had ever found vintage technologies to be cutting-edge, but their place in history can’t be overlooked. We are presently developing the world with changing innovations, but it’s best to be aware of what has come before us. So here, we’ve compiled 20 technologies from the past that proves how much our world has evolved.

Robo-Vac, A Self-Propelled Vacuum Cleaner From Whirlpool’s Miracle Kitchen Of The Future. It Got Displayed At 1959 American National Exhibition In Moscow

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The French Delahaye 1750 Roadster Was Sold Recently For 5Million Dollars. It Was First Introduced At Paris Motor Show In 1949

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The Kodak K-24 Camera Used For Aerial Photography Amid WW2

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How The Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio In 1928. This Was Their First Time

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One Wheel Motorcycle Used In Germany (1925)

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Two decades ago, you must have carried around Nokia 3310, but fast forward to today’s world, iPhones amidst others have become the mainstream.  We now live in a society ruled by face recognition, touch screen as well as machine learning. From giant mechanical tricycles in 1896 to motorize roller-skate salesmen in 1961, you can imagine what technology was like a century ago. 

The FBI’s Fingerprint Files From 1944

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The Open Side View Of A Calculator From The Past

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The Telefontornet Telephone Tower In Stockholm, Sweden. It Has An Estimated 5,500 Telephone Lines

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A Steam Train And A Rail Zeppelin In Berlin Germany (1931)

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The Philco Predicta TV From The Late 50s

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Technology is accelerating in an immense space. As of three decades ago, smartphones and computers weren’t in existence, but this has changed as progress speeds up from one version to the next. The more effective technology is, the more attention it will receive, and interestingly, the more efficient flow of resources it will develop. Do you agree?

350-Year-Old Pocket Watch Made From A Single Colombian Emerald

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The World’s Oldest Diving Suit From 1860

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John F. Mitchell, Motorola Vice President Showed Off The Dynatac Portable Radio Telephone In New York (1973)

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TV Glasses From The 1960s

-Inches TV Screen With An Automatic Timing Device Used For Recording TV Programs. Displayed At Home Furnishing Market In Chicago, Illinois (1961)

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On a typical day, you might buckle your seatbelt, get cash from an ATM, and even check the news via your cellphone, but there are visible chances that these things might someday feel unremarkable. The world is transforming real-fast, and with an Al friend gradually placed in the world, technological innovation will appear very different in a couple of years. 

Meet Helen, The American Indian Telephone & Switchboard Operator From 1925 In Montana

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A Roller-Skate Salesman In California From 1961

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300-Year-Old Library Tool That Assists Researchers To Open Seven Books At Once. It Was Used In Palafoxiana Library, Puebla

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Tiny Electric Narrow Gauge Train From 1955 Installed To Monitor Traffic Speed In New York’s Holland Tunnel

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In 1941, British Couple Slept Inside A Morrison Shelter. It Was Used As Protection Against Collapsing Home Amid The WWII

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