My husband has had this shoeshine kit since I don't even know when. All I know is that he has had it ever since we married 20 years ago and he's probably had it years before that. I was doing a bit of decluttering today since I will be going back to work next week and Chris gave me permission to throw it out. When Austin found out about it he immediately told me that I absolutely and positively could not throw his memories away. He then texted his older sister for back up. And apparently she agreed with him. So as it stands, it is now safely tucked away in the attic. Something tells me that one day even I will be happy that we kept it.