I'll share a pretty sad story here, this thread brought up a bad memory. My dad had quite a nice collection of old hand tools, all well used and cared for. He passed 6 years ago. After everything had settled down, I went to his home to collect the tools, and my nephew had tossed them out, saying they were "just old junk". Not a fond memory.
Oh how sad. It's not surprising how some people, perhaps younger people (not all) don't recognize quality.
My newest west tool is modern....a Leatherman Multitool I bought yesterday with my REI dividend.