Card No. 19

The answers

1. Since 1886

   Bon Ami, a powdered cleanser with a baby chick on the can

   Still going

   Bon Ami is on shelves, made by Faultless Brands. The chick is there because baby chicks don't scratch for food, hence the slogan 'Hasn't Scratched Yet.'

2. Since 2002

   3G cell service from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile in the US

   Done for 2022

   AT&T shut off 3G on Feb 22, 2022, T-Mobile followed on July 1, and Verizon finished on Dec 31, 2022. Verizon had launched US 3G back in July 2002.

3. Since 1887

   The Sears "big book" mail-order catalog

   Done for 1993

   Sears announced on January 25, 1993, that it was dropping the big book, along with 113 stores and 50,000 jobs. By 1895 the catalog ran 532 pages.

4. Since 1875

   An underground funicular in Istanbul, 573 meters long

   Still going

   Tunel opened on January 17, 1875, the second-oldest underground urban railway after the London Underground. It still links Karakoy with Beyoglu.

5. Since 1893

   An electric tramway on the Isle of Man

   Still going

   The 17-mile line still links Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey. Two of the three cars that opened it in 1893 are still in service.