What's the oldest thing you possess.

[Maggiesgirl]

That you either bought or were given as new?

Mine is a signet ring my DF gave me for passing my 11 plus. Its 52 years old and I've never taken it off since the day he gave it to me.

DH Or you mean the thing I have had for the longest time in my life. That is three of four teddies I've had from birth. They are mainly in the loft but I have one tiny one about 10cm tall that sits on my dressing table.

First edition of Alice in Wonderland. Published 1865, bought by my DF in 1970, mine since 1991.

Lots of geological samples acquired in the last 30 years or so.

DH

A wedding ring from 1850.

A Maundy coin from the reign of George the 4th.

Stone age flint axe head found in our field

I'd say my house but the building society own some of it so it's not all technically mine.

However, when I 'bought' the house I found a loom shuttle (the house was a Weavers cottage) which would have been used in the loom shop on the top floor. So it's probably about 270 years old.

My teddy bear which is nearly 40 years old. I still sleep with him every night.

An Evian glass that was part of a promotional birth hamper that was given to my mum when I was born!

silver bowl with a dent in it I was given it as a memory of my godparents it is over 100 years old not worth a lot but sentimentally worth a great deal (I had wonderful Godparents)

DH has the writing box from his great grandmother its wood leather and brass with her initials and actually rather beautiful in its wornness.

@IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads What an amazing thing to have

My teddy, or a little wicker basket I used to collect blackberries in as a small child. I don’t know which came first.

A 1908 Singer hand-cranked sewing machine with boat shuttle. I love it dearly and it still works perfectly.
My husband has a lot of old farming things and builders tools which have been passed down to him through several generations. Difficult to date most of them though.

I too have a musical instrument that I've had for about 40 years but is over 200 years old.

I also have some cutlery that was given to my great grandparents when they married in 1913. Much of it I use every day.

And my grandmother's watch. We don't know how old it is but grandmother died in 1933. I guess it might have been her 21st birthday present which would make it about 100 years old.

My teddy. I got him a few months after I was born.

My cast iron Dutch Oven. I think it must be pushing 100. It is still going strong.

Belonged first to my grandparents. I love it.

My grandmothers 21st birthday present. She died six years ago aged ninety.

My feet and they're knackered.

Oldest thing given as new? A baby doll from Canada that I got when I was 3. DD still plays with him.

I have a collection of Stone Age arrow heads! I visited my cousins in Canada as a child and they had found hundreds over the years in the fields behind their house. Looking back there's probably some rules about me taking them!

2 things my 1st birthday card off my mom and dad and my dad made a dolls cot for me the same year and i still have that so both are 64 years old

Dh

Ohhh, didn't buy him though 🤣

Apart from my house it would be DH although I didnt buy him

A locket that my nan gave me, she had it when she was a teenager in the 1930's.