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The Salvage Economy Part 4 / When Old Parts Became Collectible

Mid-century urban renewal leveled countless handcrafted buildings, abruptly cutting off the supply of traditional building materials just as tastes were shifting. With handmade parts no longer being produced, genuine scarcity set in, while people surrounded by mass-produced goods began to prize the aged, hand-worked craftsmanship these older pieces represented. What was once wrecking-yard waste became prized inventory, giving rise to a dedicated salvage trade organized around period, condition, and rarity. In this way, old fixtures shed their purely functional role and took on a second worth, valued not just for use but for their history, scarcity, and symbolic tie to the past.

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