To ask what the oldest item is in your house (that still works)?

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Not an AIBU, just posting for traffic

I just realised that my hairdryer is 15 years old. It's a Remington, and it still works perfectly, so no need to replace it.

I also have a spice rack (spinny round one) which is 10 years old. The spices in it have changed, obviously

Anyone beat those?

I'm staying at my parent's house for the weekend and their cooker is at least as old as I am (30) as I don't ever remember having another one. We have quite a lot of inherited furniture but one of my favourites is a beautiful ornate sideboard that belonged to my great-grandparents. They married in the late 1910s so it's from around that time period. There is a panel on the top that lifts up to reveal a record player/radio and speakers on the front.

I have my grandfather's desk and dresser from the 1950s, as well as a complete set of china from another set of great-grandparents.

Oldest working item grandfather clock made in1778, provided you remember to wind it up, tech item scientific calculator circa 1982, I'm not counting antiques like furniture or paintings as they just sit or hang on walls

The honest answer to the question is me!

In terms of other stuff it would be our food processor that is 10 years old. Is crap and needs replacing, but I don't use it enough to warrant getting a new one.

Oh, and I teddy bear I bought for DH in our first year together, he is still going strong! So about 16

Electrical - the microwave that ILs gave to DH 30yrs ago as they had it dor years and never used it. They bought it when microwaves first became popular. So at a guess around 45 yrs.
Toaster is fairly old too.

It's my parents' house so plenty of furniture which belonged to our grandparents (inherited is too posh a word for our family, it's more make do and mend) abs a knitting machine from the early 70s (in perfect condition as dm considers it the worst ever Christmas present and has doesn't the past 4 decades refusing to use it).

The oldest items I actually own are a desk from probably 50s or 60s and some clothes which I've had for years. I still have a dress I got when I was 15. That was over 20 years ago. It's not even a posh frock, just an ordinary summer day dress.

My Siemens electric hob is over 30 years old (from 1986) and will going strong.

Kenwood Chef mixer - from the late 1960s. It's fantastic - was stored for about 20 years I think before I got my hands on it, 2nd hand. Sounds just like DM's - a Chef Major that was a wedding present in 1968. Mine works perfectly - DM has to hold the top of hers down now, but can't see any need to replace it .

I have a lot of ancient bits in my toolbox- hammers with string wound around the handle, screwdrivers with flaking paint, a lovely brass spirit level and a plane inside a rectangular wooden box.

Most came from FIL so probably 1950s but my favourite piece is "The Mole" a patented asjustable spanner contraption that nobody really knows how to work!

Aside from our house, some of our furniture dates from 1800 and I have some linen that my great grandmother bought before WW1. Apparently she used to buy everything from Harrods by the gross and so despite my grandparents having six children, everyone inherited things in sets of 12 (crystal glasses, cutlery, linen, towels etc) and so in turn, her grandchildren and great grandchildren have been handed things on!

Found a picture of The Mole. Scary finger-breaking device....

I have a Bamix hand blender that I was given 20 years ago, a set of prestige stainless steel pans which I inherited at the same time (so are possibly 30+ years old).

I still have a pair of bodyshop tweezers circa 1990 that are in everyday use and have literally travelled the world with me.

Love this thread! Our house is well over 100 years old and still has the original doors, windows, chimneys and fireplaces.

Next oldest thing is ds' favourite toy, his train set. Which was also the favourite of his dad, grandfather and great grandfather. The first bits are 90 years old and has been lovingly looked after by each generation. I love the idea of future generations playing with it. My pils never moved, have a huge loft and never throw anything out so my dcs have the bears that dh slept with 40 years ago plus a whole load of stuff that he used. When they're at my pils, they use dhs baby cutlery and plates

My parents moved around so got rid of stuff but I have 2 coats that my mother wore in the 60s.

Our microwave is 20 years old and still works perfectly. As does my 20 year old hairdryer. And our dyson is 15 years old. Oh and one of our cars is 19 years old. Bought brand new then. Still looks as good as new and only has 40,000 miles on the clock!

Another one here with a grandfather clock - ours was made c.1800 - & we have a barometer that's almost as old. Both of these work brilliantly.

I have several 18th century pieces of jewellery & silver and Roman & medieval coins but guess they just 'are' rather than 'work'

I have my Auntie's Kenwood Chef mixer. It's around 40 years old.

And a 26 year old pair of Hunter boots still going strong.

My DD took one of my ring binders to uni - one I had done my degree with so have the name of my uni on the front. Apparently it makes her feel close to me!
Ditto towels.
A clock radio - 1986
Theses are the things in daily use.

Also got original to the house Art Deco jade green bath and sink in one of the bathrooms. Not original plumbing though probably. They sound eww but look lovely as we decorated bathroom in Art Deco style. It's the same bath as in The Shining minus the dead old woman which is not weird at all ok?

Oh also got a beautiful WW11 RAF Sector clock - thought DH was mad wanting to put it in the sitting room but now I love it

My 1950 s frocks work just fine as do my plates from same era .

My Mother's iron we had when we lived in Spain. It has the old fabric style cord. She got it before I was born so it's around 48 years old. Also my Grandadas standard

lamp from Spain around the same time. Non electrical is my Great Grandmothers teapot from 1865. I still use it along with the serving platters. In fact my house is pretty much like a time capsule now I think about it!

A trilobite fossil. I use it as a doorstop.

Not necessarily old old but because of what they are...my ghds. They were 12 years old when they broke end of last year. Literally fell in half. The handle broke at the bottom to expose the wires so I decided maybe not safe anymore. My sister bought me them 12 years ago and she's had about 5 replacements of hers since haha. Mine lasted ages, gutted they broke

Oldest thing would be our ironing board not really electrical obviously but it's was my parents and they gave us it when we moved out so we didn't have to buy one. It was around 25 years old when they had it so it's like 31 years now. Still going strong

Frister Rossman sewing machine from the early 70s. I have a manual Singer which is about 100 but as it's not electric I don't think that counts! House itself is 600ish and it's still solid too (although bloody cold).

Our house is 427 years old. Does that count?

Me, well just about

Various sewing machines. A 1898 handcrank, 1923 handcrank, 1940 handcrank, 1951 electric. Assorted fossils. A kitchen knife which belonged to my gran. I'm still gutted that my gorgeous orange 1970s kenwood chef blew a couple of months back. The kitchen aid bought to replace it doesn't feel the same