Old
Worn
Worn adjective - Affected by wear; damaged by long use.
Usage example: worn threads on the screw
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Orson Welles used this trope in Citizen Kane with the newsreel in the beginning, going so far as to use sandpaper on the original print to make it look old and worn.
Source: Retraux - He wonders how long it has been going on and then realizes it isn't stone he's standing on, but bones so old and worn, they look like stones.
Source: Literature / Cold Days -
A Looney Tunes cartoon Now Hear This had an old man finding a new ear trumpet in place of his old and worn-out one.
Source: Ear Trumpet
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