I remember going to a museum and seeing a 150 year old tool (a cant hook) that was in worse shape than the identical version my father had in his garage and wa

I remember going to a museum and seeing a 150 year old tool (a cant hook) that was in worse shape than the identical version my father had in his garage and was still using as a tool. Time scales are much larger of course, but at some point these are just "old things" to the people involved.