We often say 'they don't make 'em like they used to', but I guess that's only partially true.
They DO make them like they used to, but nowadays they market them as industrial machines. The price for this quality of machine in real terms is similar to what it was back then, but now there's a new category of machines that are built cheap for domestic use.
Lucky for us, the machines were built so well back then that they're still here now, and priced ridiculously low considering the build quality!
Maybe those ebay sellers that advertise vintage domestic machines as 'industrial' aren't too as dishonest as they appear
