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To an extent, but IIRC it's pretty well documented that mending/repairing/making yourself was a lot more common in the first half of the 21st century. There's l
by PhasmaFelis 10y ago
To an extent, but IIRC it's pretty well documented that mending/repairing/making yourself was a lot more common in the first half of the 21st century. There's lots of popular writing from the era on how to make and mend things that no one but a dedicated hobbyist/maker would attempt today.
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoThe radio in my kitchen is from ~1972, made by a local brand that started in 1930 and went out of business in the 80s when "Made in China" became a thing. Apart from being a beautiful piece of wooden furniture, when I opened it to have a look I found that it contained a sheet of paper with all the wiring diagrams and any other information needed to fix anything broken.