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What's the oldest thing you own?

84 replies

OctaviaTriangle · 30/08/2021 00:10

For me ... nothing too ancient really

A coin from 1860

A headmasters school log from 1850

A Victorian Bon Bon dish which is about 120 years old

A few other Victorian bits and pieces.

You?

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SecondCityShark · 30/08/2021 00:13

I've got a Roman ring that my ex got me.

I've also got some Aztec terracotta figures. Oh, and a bit of T rex thigh bone and a chunk of petrified tree. We've also got quite a bit of antique furniture going back to the 1700s.

MysweetAudrina · 30/08/2021 00:13

Dh nearly 56.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 30/08/2021 00:14

A couple of books that are over 100years old. They are truly beautiful.

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BikeRunSki · 30/08/2021 00:15

Some fossils and agates
1st edition of Alice in Wonderland

Tulips15 · 30/08/2021 00:16

Not much at all....
A few bits of Jewelry from my DGM, 70yrs old max.
My car is 16yrs old..? Does that count 🤣

LawnFever · 30/08/2021 00:18

My great grandma’s engagement ring, from the early 1920s

claracluck1978 · 30/08/2021 00:18

Collection of dinosaur bones and fossils here.

But I'm an auctioneer so my house is full of old shit!

Ifyouarehappyandyouknowit21 · 30/08/2021 00:21

@MysweetAudrina

Dh nearly 56.
Haha. Love the answer.
Ifyouarehappyandyouknowit21 · 30/08/2021 00:22

I don't think I have anything old 🤔

theThreeofWeevils · 30/08/2021 00:27

200 million years plus. His name is Ambrose.

NiceGerbil · 30/08/2021 00:30

Book 17 something. By the way this thread made me think of the fast show so that was nice man!

Hold on I'll see if I can find it v funny.

echt · 30/08/2021 00:34

Ammonite fossil 65-240 million years.

NiceGerbil · 30/08/2021 00:34

Can't find it!

Anyone who remembers the man making a cup of tea and then saying so that was nice..

We were clearing out the loft and found the original copy of the Bible. So that was nice.

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LemonSwan · 30/08/2021 00:34

I think its probably a piece of furniture or the mirrors.

I dont know how old each of them are though so I wouldnt be able to know exactly which one.

NiceGerbil · 30/08/2021 00:35

@echt

Ammonite fossil 65-240 million years.
Oooh good call.

Also a diamond!

MouseholeCat · 30/08/2021 00:42

We have a Roman coin, I think it's from like AD50 or something.

AdaColeman · 30/08/2021 00:43

Some amber earrings.

newnortherner111 · 30/08/2021 08:00

A spoon that was one to remember a family member, who died in 1867.

sar302 · 30/08/2021 08:06

My dads dictionary from when he was at primary school. 1960s

CeeceeBloomingdale · 30/08/2021 08:08

Roman coins, various fossils, minerals and gemstones (we collect them), antique wise books and kitchenware

CeeceeBloomingdale · 30/08/2021 08:09

Oh and my GGG Grandmothers engagement ring, 9ct gold and garnet so not worth anything much money wise but priceless to the family

SindySlim · 30/08/2021 08:11

A serving platre from late 1700s. I actually use it regularly.

TheWayTheLightFalls · 30/08/2021 08:11

An original 1920s advertisement for the early works of Freud.

My dad’s thermal jumper from the early 70s.

vampirethriller · 30/08/2021 08:11

My great grandma's necklace from 1901 and my cutlery, 1920s.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 30/08/2021 08:26

Interesting thread.
I'll stick to 'made' items and ignore the odd fossil in the house.
We have two dining room chairs that I bought (very cheaply) at an auction years ago. They are very distressed, but solid and very comfortable I believe they may be 17th Century.
I also have a Geneva Bible from 1615, which has, written in the margins of the title pages, the records of births, deaths and marriages of a previous owners family from the early 18th century. Sadly but inevitably it records several births of children followed by their deaths a few years later.
I feel with objects like these you don't really own them, you just have custody of them so they continue to survive for future generations to use or appreciate.