What's the oldest, low value thing you own?

[FruitPolos]

I've finally managed to sort out a drawer that has been bothering me for ages and have decided to depart with the No 7 make up set I got when I was at university... at the turn of the century (I rarely wear make up, maybe once a year?).

What low value items are you holding onto out of laziness / stubbornness / a belief that it will be "useful" one day?

There are some books in my house that were published in the 1800s.

A t shirt my husband wore on our honeymoon, 35 years ago. I wear it to bed.

Nutcrackers I inherited from my grandparents, probably 70 or 80 years old. Still going strong.

They are definitely priceless to my son, I just can't see the godfather who purchased them spending a fortune on them. I bought him some coprolite and it was surprisingly cheap for things that are so old and irreplaceable.

These sound delightful!

I have some ancient wooden spoons. They were given to me by an aunt who's friend /acquaintance had passed away so they were clearing his house.

No idea how old they are exactly but they work still. I did boil them before I used them myself mind.

I do have a couple of fossils too, so perhaps those are the oldest not valuable thing I have. I bought them from the museum shop for a couple of quid a throw. They're amonites I think. They're quite pretty. Very attractive spiral pattern going on and polished on one side like glass

They really are lovely and are very precious. She used to make me a new one for any special occasion and every one was completely different. I’ve got a 1.5” tall Tom Jones, a Cliff Richard complete with his 1960s hairstyle, and Jeff Turton from the Rockin Berries who was my first crush at the age of 6 😆😆. She was incredibly talented and most of my toys were home made. Unfortunately our cats loved the tiny dolls too and several of them got mauled over the years

I’ve got various bits of kitchen equipment bought from the 50p shop in Liverpool in the late ‘80s, which are still in almost daily use. I bloody loved that shop!

a seemingly invincible wooden spoon I took from my grandmas kitchen the day she died and it was old then - 36 years ago!

A tin Christmas decoration belonging to my parents.

I have an electric meat knife cutting thing from the 80’s my mum gave it to me years ago and it’s still perfectly usable

I have an eyeshadow tin that I got when I was 15, in 1984. Couple of other pieces around the same age. Including nail clippers, tweezers, and eyelash curlers!

Some ornaments from the 70s (Whimsies, anyone?).

My christening eggcup (1969) - silver plate on what now appears to be copper

A Butlins Clacton 1956 badge, which lives on my denim jacket (itself probably from the 70s, bought it in a rummage sale 1986).

Two powder compacts, one from each of my grandmothers (no I've never used either...) so anywhere between 1928 and 1968 I've always assumed mid-30s

A ring from my great-aunt which appears by its hallmark to be around the same age as her (1910) so was probably my great-grandmother's. Possibly moving out of the "low value" description now.

Two sets of children's books from the 30s

A red-topped wooden stool that belonged to my grandmother, probably from the 30s

A teapot on a stand that belonged to (another) great-grandmother, from about 1850 I think

a casserole dish that was my mum’s wedding present. She would have been celebrating her 64th anniversary this year.
a towel that was my nana’s. I reckon it’s about 80 years old. It’s outlasted my white company fancy towels.
and personal stuff a headband I use to keep my hair away when I wash my face. Got it free from a magazine around 1988.