9 Things Every Home Had in 1968 — And Why They Stopped Making Them

#BuyItForLife #Pyrex #Frigidaire #Kodak #MadeInAmerica Your grandmother's Pyrex dish survived sixty years of Sunday dinners without a single crack. Your grandfather's Frigidaire ran for decades without needing a repair. His Western Electric phone still worked long after the world around it changed. These 9 products weren't just household items. They were built during a different era — when American companies designed things to last, not to be replaced every few years. In this episode of America Remembered*, we explore **9 Things Every Home Had in 1968 — And Why They Stopped Making Them.* From Western Electric telephones and Frigidaire refrigerators to Singer sewing machines, Schwinn bicycles, Pyrex, Kodak, and more — this is the story of how durability slowly gave way to planned obsolescence, and how some of America's most trusted products quietly changed forever. Did your family own any of these? Which one do you still have — and does it still work? Tell us in the comments — we read every story. 🔔 Subscribe to *America Remembered* for a new chapter of forgotten American history every week. Sources: • AT&T Breakup History: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starte... • Frigidaire History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigidaire • General Motors sale of Frigidaire (1979): https://www.washingtonpost.com/archiv... • Electrolux corporate history: https://www.electroluxgroup.com/en/ • Kodak company history: https://www.kodak.com/en/company/page... • Singer corporate history: https://www.singer.com/history • Schwinn company history: https://www.schwinn.com/pages/our-his...