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[[File:rsz titfield-thunderbolt 2763.jpg|link=The Titfield Thunderbolt|frame|[[Rail Enthusiast|Enthusiasts]] take an old steam engine out of the museum.]]
{{quote|''You haven't won yet, Mervin! You didn't expect us to even ''go'' to a museum, much less steal this ancient heat-seeking missile!''
|''[[Futurama]]''}}
Cutting-edge technology is usually superior to the older stuff. But sometimes heroes can't use the latest equipment: it may have been destroyed, stolen, confiscated, or rendered inoperable by the enemy's [[Applied Phlebotinum]] or the [[Alien Space Bats]]. So what do they do? They take the older stuff out of storage and make do with it. Strangely enough, the ancient devices still seem [[Ragnarok Proofing|to work just fine.]]
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
** The officials actually insisted on installing a computer network on the ''Galactica'' in order for it to be used as an interactive museum. Adama refused, claiming that no network will be installed as long as he's in command.
* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Hiro believed that obtaining the sword of his childhood hero would allow him to control his powers. After going to the museum to steal it, they find out it's a replica, and have to steal the real one from the collector who has it.
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', there is a special revolver, made by Samuel Colt himself in the 19th century, that can kill anything with one shot. It's obviously an antique.
* Alluded to in ''[[Farscape]]'': D'Argo's Qualta Blade was used by his grandfather to repel invaders after they ran out of modern weaponry.
* In ''[['Allo 'Allo!
* ''[[Dad's Army|Dads Army]]'' had an early episode in which the platoon go to the museum with the intention of taking weaponry, but do not succeed. The museum's caretaker who is trying to stop them, however, makes good use of the pieces inside to stop them entering.
* Used frequently in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', at least partially because [[Guns Are Worthless]] - and probably partially for the same nerfing reasons as [[Family-Friendly Firearms]].
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