Time takes its toll on everyone and everything. Everything changes over time, both living things and inanimate objects. It's a fact of life, perhaps a sad one, though. Some changes happen so gradually that no one really notices them until they are too far gone. There are changes, but their extent is only revealed when a newer version is compared.

It is pretty interesting to see what wears down and how. Everything from the obvious items like shoes and hats to the more peculiar things like staircases and keys wears down with time. All it takes is a little bit of observation to see just how much time changes things. These images might inspire someone to take a closer look at the things around them to see how worn down they are.

Here are 26 images of how commonly used objects have changed over time. Some of these might be kind of surprising to see, others might be a little bit funny.