Makes me remember the comment from a clerk at an antique mall. She wasn't that much younger than me, probably late 40's.
I was carrying a "dashboard" machine up to the front, and it was heavy! She commented "those old American Made machines sure are built to last - not like the Japan made stuff!"
She was very surprised when I showed her the "made in Japan" label and said it was made after WW2.
For me, anything that came standard electric doesn't look old.