Over the years, things have changed a whole lot. As technology advances, people are constantly finding ways to create better products. From toys to gadgets to over-the-counter medicine, everything has changed over the past few decades or so. It's interesting to look back at some of the items and products every household had in the past and compare them to the modern versions of those products. Some of these items have become obsolete or simply discontinued. Other items are still around; they have just been improved.

Some items have become safer over the years. As science progresses, people are finding out what is safe and what is not. With the economy and population changing, people need to find more affordable and efficient products. People are also finding more technologically advanced products that just tend to work better than older products.

For those who want to take a look at some of the household and other commonly bought items in the past and see how they have changed, here are 25 photos of vintage products you may or may not recognize.