what is the oldest working thing you have?

[toffeekiwi]

Mine is a Westclox clock made in Scotland', it belonged to my grandparents who were born at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries then passed on to their son who passed it on to me. It's about 70 years old as my Dad remembered it as a child and still works - it's ticking away on the coffee table next to me, even the alarm still works.

What is yours and where is it from?

Not me but my parents still have their original bolier that was put in when the house was built in the 60,s it's so old they can't get replacement parts for it but they have it serviced every year and it's still going strong .

Tweezers that ive had for 25 years

A kenwood mixer mini given to me from my mil. She got it as a wedding present 43 years ago. Its gone a bit yellow but does the job

@x2boys

Not me but my parents still have their original bolier that was put in when the house was built in the 60,s it's so old they can't get replacement parts for it but they have it serviced every year and it's still going strong .

Our boiler is exactly the same. It’s over 20 years old. Every time it’s serviced the plumber tells me they don’t make them like that any more and not to even think about replacing it until it dies.

A Jones Family CS sewing machine from the 1930's. My grandparents bought it second hand in the 1970's. I have used it recently to make face masks.

In terms of things that work an 1830s cello and a 1920s SInger sewing machine. It occasionally jams on me but it has always been an easy fix.

I've got some Roman mini busts - usually the broken top of a votive offering or a stopper but they are all decorative. One is a fairly crude lead head so it was probably a curse tablet - perhaps I should see if it still works on the fox that craps in my garden (and knocked the heads off all my carefully planted alliums....)

Dhs Marshall Amp and head, he's had them 15 years and his ex guitar teacher bought them brand new in the 70s

DP

Other than him I'd say probably my GHD straighteners that I bought in 2010. Not 'old' by any stretch but decent service for straighteners I think.

My husband probably.

No, an 18th Century George II Longcase Clock - probably 1750's or a bracket clock from about same time. The house (or at least part of it) is much older and still in use, so might be considered working. Certainly the chimneys still work.,

A Victorian wind out dining table (c.1860). We eat at it every day and wind it out, it seats 12 comfortably and we have it fully open for Christmas/family events.

I’ve got some books from the late 1800s that are still intact but not sure if they count as something that ‘works’

I was wondering if books/printed matter counted as 'working' - although if the pages aren't torn and the print isn't faded, I suppose they do still perform their intended job well!

I have two original pages from a copy of the Geneva Bible printed in 1616.

A 1976 Kenwood Chef. Two years older than me.

Got quite a lot of stuff with no mechanical / electrical parts - ornaments, books, my Grandma's wedding ring (from 1928).
In terms of electrical, my Mum's electric whisk which I assume was a wedding present from 1955. My parents' Hostess trolley from around late 70s I guess (?). The family sandwich maker which I presume was end 70s/early 80s (?)
Then I've got quite a lot of things like cutlery, glasses, mixing bowls, soup bowls etc from 50s / early 60s. I guess the piano is probably 80 years too.

Dd2's violin, from 1880. Made by her great great great uncle. It's been restored, but is the oldest thing in the house, and probably the most valuable!

Our Vorwerk Kobold hoover died after more then 45 years in use.
Currently the oldest working device is a mechanical bread slicer. It's from the early 1960ties.

And we inherited the concert Zither a great aunt used to play as a young girl in the 1920ties. But it needs work and there is noone here who can do it.

A 1951 Omega watch.

My 1930s Aga, which I cook on every day.

@weegiemum

Dd2's violin, from 1880. Made by her great great great uncle. It's been restored, but is the oldest thing in the house, and probably the most valuable!

that is really special to have a violin so old and to have the family ties to it. And I'm guessing its passed through many hands before hers. A real treasure in many ways.

Bush transistorised record player, probably from about 1969.

A hand rotary whisk I bought for my bottom drawer back in the 1960s, it's still great for cream and Yorkshire pudding batter, and an ironing board I was given as a wedding present, though admittedly it hasn't been used much in recent years.

I'm green with envy at all the old clocks mentioned!