Gadgets Galore! Transforming the American Household

Everyday household and personal use items are a quick visual way to measure changes in society. Compare anything to its counterpart from 20, 50 or 100 or more years ago. Everything was new at a certain point, causing excitement in consumers and transforming everyday life. The modifications over time can consist of materials used, places they were made, and technology becoming more sophisticated and improving the function. Some of these gadgets are indicative of values that have shifted over time, making an object once commonplace and essential now obsolete...