Objects that have been rendered obsolete over time

  • Longbow (military use)

    Longbow (military use)

    The English Navy last used the longbow in 1595.
  • Swords (military use)

    Swords (military use)

    Swords were last used in anger by the British military on February 16 1940
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    People mostly started transitioning away from the typewriter in 1980.
  • Rotary Phone

    Rotary Phone

    Rotary phones went obsolete in the 80’s.
  • Boomboxes

    Boomboxes

    Boomboxes went out of style in the late 90’s.
  • Portable Apple Computer

    Portable Apple Computer

    The Portable Apple Computer had a very short life span of 3 years considering how bad it was. It was made in 1989 and died in 1991.
  • Brick Phone

    Brick Phone

    Brick Phones were last made in 1994
  • Floppy Disks

    Floppy Disks

    The floppy disk was made 1967 and died in 1998.
  • Cassettes

    Cassettes

    Cassettes stopped being made in the US in December 2002.
  • The Walkman

    The Walkman

    The Walkman stopped being made on October 25th 2010.