Furniture manufacturers 50-100 years ago didn't have the option to cheap out in as many ways as they do now. My grandpa was an electrician repairing dishwashers

Furniture manufacturers 50-100 years ago didn't have the option to cheap out in as many ways as they do now. My grandpa was an electrician repairing dishwashers, dryers, and washing machines for most of his career. He started sometime after he left the army, so this was late 40's or early 50's since he was lucky and missed the Korean War, finally fully retired in the early 2000's. The internals on Maytag dishwashers were all metal back then, because plastic wasn't really an option. OEM replacement parts were also way cheaper and easier to obtain back then before a lot of companies realized they could make bank overcharging for parts. There's a massive difference in manufacturing quality and other features for modern furniture and appliances.