My mother in law recently gave us two coffee pots, made by the WearEver company. They began around the turn of the century in the rust belt (Ohio, western Pennsylvania) and are still around in some form today. I imagine that these were some of the first things they produced.
The company was closely related to Alcoa, which had one of the first huge aluminum plants in the city I live in now, New Kensington.
Notice there’s only five parts to each pot. No wires or hinges subject to degrade or complicated design to wear down over time, and no filters needed, either. Just aluminum and a little plastic. The only major drawback compared to electric ones was the need for a stove (or fire).
You can’t see in this last photo because of the camera quality and my inability to use one, but there was a stamp on the bottom with the company logo and patent numbers.
It makes you wonder what other types of old yet usable things are floating around in people’s houses that escape notice.