Time takes a toll on everyone and everything in life. Everything changes over time, some items change more than others. This is just a fact of life, albeit a kind of a bittersweet one at times. Sometimes things change so slowly and in such minor ways that no one even realizes it until the thing is too far gone. The changes are there, but they are only noticed when compared to the original, new product. It's interesting to see how things change over time and as they are used more and more.

Everything from the obvious things like shoes and hats, doormats, or handrails, to the more peculiar things like staircases and keys wear down with time. All it takes is a little bit of observation to see just how much time changes things. These images might inspire some people to look closer at the things they use every day to notice how they have altered from their original state.

Here are 25 images of how commonly used objects have changed over time. Some of these might be kind of surprising to see.