Meaning of museum piece | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An item worthy of being kept by a museum.
2. A very old item, especially an obsolete piece of technology.
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Examples

“These excursions proved popular, and it is, perhaps, not too much to hope⟳ that British Railways will revive the idea, and use⟳ museum pieces to stage⟳ exhibitions of trains of bygone days.”

“Jim's car is a real museum piece.”

“A Sinclair Spectrum computer is now just a museum piece.”

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