Retro Tech: 8 Gadgets That Used To Cost A Fortune

Everything that could be invented was already invented in 1899, according to Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the U.S. Patient Office. He made that comment at the turn of the 20th century, and shortly ate those words for breakfast (with the invention and popularization of cold cereal just after this statement). Revisiting the gadgets of yesteryear can be nostalgic and humorous, unless you happened to drop 20 to 100 times the current cash price on them back when they were new. Here are a few retro gizmos that cost a pittance in comparison to when they first arrived.

Source: http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/retro-tech-gadgets-03142011/

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