18 things on which time has left an indelible mark (19 photos)

A selection of photographs of objects that have a certain history behind them and have stood the test of time.





Time is merciless to everything in the world, be it living beings or inanimate objects. Everything has the property of aging. Some things live a long and rich life, and retain its traces.

Some knives have been used in my family for several generations



My grandfather carried a dollar with him for over 50 years because "a man should always have a dollar in his pocket"





Over the years, the Shaggy on my Scooby Doo mug has slowly turned gray.



The bronze statue of Cristiano Ronaldo has changed color where people touch it the most.



My great-grandfather's British military watch, along with the German bullet it stopped in France in 1914



My grandfather's old hammer



Berlin Wall: layers of graffiti on the rubble



Forgotten bicycle embedded in a tree



I had no idea that the handles were originally hot pink until I cut them off



Staircase on the Great Wall of China



How many people do you think walked on them?

A vending machine forgotten by time



Four and a half years of dust accumulating on the green soldier



Holes made in wood by Shaolin monks over centuries when they pressed their fingers into the bark to train their strength.



A pillar with traces of many nailed advertisements



The coin from my father's children's book remained clean only under the tape.



Game Boy Surviving the Gulf War (1991)



And it still works!

A shovel that has been used since 1978



Three year old panda and new one