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I think in many cases if old radios, jukeboxes, cars, tractors, pinball games etc. from the 50's or earlier have survived thus far they are not as likely to get junked....there is more of an appreciation today for historical equipment than, say in the 70's or 80's.
There is a problem in collecting 70's and later equipment though, such as microprocessor controlled jukeboxes, etc. In the older stuff that is purely mechanical/discrete electronic, you can still get a lot of parts for it or if needed you can make substitutes. When custom IC's or the like go bad and the original mfr. is out of business...you're in a lot more trouble to find a substitute.
30-40 years from now there will probably still be 1950's Seeburg jukeboxes, Ford model T's and tractors, Atwater Kent and philco radios and the like in collections...doubt if we will see many 1980's-90's minivans, vcr's, DVD's, computers, as they are not designed with the enduring quality of the older stuff and they are not designed for serviceability.
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