Retronyms

I do crossword puzzles. A couple of weeks ago the crossword theme was retronyms. What are retronyms? Basically a noun with a modifier that describes the noun more specifically, since the original usage of the noun has been modified by progress, usually technological progress.

Example: bar soap. Decades ago we would simply say "soap" and we would be describing a solid, rectangular piece of soap. But now we have liquid soap, and other formats.

Example: film camera. All cameras used to use film, but now we have digital cameras. Of course we don't call them digital cameras or phone cameras, just "cameras".

Here's some more I thought up.
Cloth diapers
Regular coffee (vs. decaf)
Landline telephone
Snail mail

Please feel free to come up with your own examples and add to the list.

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I like Old Testament. Very good.

Acoustic guitar
Silent movies

The aren't retronyms, but:
Mechanical pencil
Ball point pen

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