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108 Examples of Traditional Technology

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Traditional technology is any tool or infrastructure that is passed from generation to generation such that it is sustained over time. This is about continuity with the past. Traditional technologies may change and be improved but these transformations aren't intended to disrupt or reinvent but rather to put each generation's mark on the tradition. The following are illustrative examples of traditional technologies.
Abacus
Accordions
Aqueducts
Bagpipes
Balls
Baseball gloves
Bathtubs
Belts
Binoculars
Blankets
Books
Bottle caps
Bottles
Bow and arrows
Bowling balls
Bricks
Calligraphy sets
Canals
Candles
Canes
Canoes
Carpenter's squares
Chalkboards
China cabinets
Chisels
Coins
Compasses
Eyeglasses
Fire pits
Fishing rods
Flagpoles
Flutes
Grandfather clocks
Greenhouses
Guitars
Hammers
Handbags
Handmade soap
Handsaws
Harps
Hockey sticks
Horseshoes
Hourglasses
Ice skates
Igloos
Junks (ships)
Kayaks
Kimono
Lanterns
Leather belts
Lighthouses
Locks and keys
Luggage
Mailboxes
Mirrors
Moccasins
Music boxes
Neon lights
Paddles
Paint brushes
Paper
Pencils
Pens
Pianos
Pipe organs
Pocket watches
Pottery
Protractors
Public fountains
Puppets
Quilts
Radios
Record players / gramophones
Rolling pins
Ropes
Rulers
Saddles
Sailboats
Screwdrivers
Sewing needles
Shoji - Japanese sliding paper doors
Sleds
Staplers
Stone carving tools
Stonemasonry and stonecraft
Sundials
Swing sets
Tatami - Japanese straw flooring
Teapots
Telegraphs / telegrams
Telescopes
Timber framed houses
Traditional architecture
Traditional clothing
Traditional drums
Traditional footwear
Traditional furniture
Traditional infrastructure e.g. roads
Typewriters
Ukulele
Umbrellas
Violins
Wallets
Weather vanes
Windmills
Wood carving tools
Wooden chairs
Wrenches

Discussion

Some traditional technologies are still a part of the day-to-day lives of people in a culture. For example, traditional Japanese shoji are still commonly built into modern homes and apartments in Japan. Other traditional technologies aren't part of day-to-day life anymore but are practiced as an element of cultural heritage.
Electricity has been commercialized for 140 years with the first hydroelectric power plant opening on September 30, 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin. As such, there are certainly electronic things that can be considered traditional technologies such as radios. This is likely to greatly increase as low technology is sustained by cultures.

Overview

Technologies that have been passed from generation to generation. This can include modern electric products such as televisions that represent a shared experience across many generations now. It is often supposed that traditional technologies are sustainable but this isn't necessarily the case as some older technologies have far greater environmental impact than modern equivalents.

Summary

Traditional technologies are sustained over three or more generations such that mid-20th century items can potentially be considered traditional if they are still in use today.
Definition: Traditional Technology
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Tools and infrastructure that are passed from generation to generation such that they are sustained over time.
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