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

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gluteustothemaximus · 25/02/2017 21:21

Not an AIBU, just posting for traffic Smile

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 Wink

Anyone beat those?

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MyKidsHaveTakenMySanity · 26/02/2017 11:08

My electrical appliances are max 10 years old I think but I do have a few non-electrical items around like my tatty masher. My parents had it when they were married back in 1980. And I have my grandma's cookie cutters that I believe were handed down to her too.

I also have great great (great?) grandma's ginger nut recipe that she sold to a little biscuit company that goes by the name of Fox's.

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gluteustothemaximus · 26/02/2017 11:54

Love the thread is still going today. Lots of very interesting old items! Lots of kenwood brand products still going strong.

Our house is over 100 years old if that counts!

We're a youngish family with no family between me and DH so nothing has been passed or handed down. Am hoping we'll be able to pass lots on to children and they can pass it on too!

DS still has his baby bunny toy which will be 15 years this year. He refuses to let it go which is sweet.

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MiddlingMum · 26/02/2017 12:16

sgtmajor we have a mole wrench as well Grin It was my Dad's, so probably dates back to at least the 1050s. Fantastic for cracking walnuts, much better than a nutcracker. I don't really remember it being used for anything else.

VeryBitchyRestingFace · 26/02/2017 12:23

A rubix cube from 1980 (it has sentimental value).

pringlecat · 26/02/2017 12:33

I think my GHDs are about 15 years old.

Dogwalks2 · 26/02/2017 12:48

I have singer sewing machine that my mum bought 2nd hand 50 years ago. Still works like a dream and have been advised not to buy a new one as it will never work or last as well.

ChocolateSherberts2017 · 26/02/2017 12:59

Hairdryer 17 years old. Nicky Clarke brand

Minesril · 26/02/2017 16:08

I have a terracotta bowl from the Indus Valley. It's dated from 2300 bc!

SovietKitsch · 26/02/2017 16:10

My bread tins belonged to my great grandma, who was born in 1880s...I used one of them just last week!

meddie · 26/02/2017 16:13

My Iron is 21 years old. I also have a blanket which was a wedding present to my mum so thats 54 years old and still going strong

BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou · 26/02/2017 16:13

Depends what sort of thing you mean. I have a mixing bowl that my Nan had before the war (she was glad it survived). I have Tupperware that my mum used when I was a toddler.

If we're talking electrical then I think the oldest would be my washer/dryer which is at least 13 years old and still working fine (Miele - you get what you pay for).

Having said that we have some power tools that are at least 20 years old too....

somewheresomehow · 26/02/2017 16:18

panasonic microwave, light bulbs gone so can't see whats cooking/defrosting but still works and its over 30 years old

kitnkaboodle · 26/02/2017 16:35

Kenwood mixer from the 1970s

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gluteustothemaximus · 26/02/2017 17:06

I forgot about our iron! DH had it before we met, so it's a good 20 years old. Philips. slipped my mind as no longer iron, something had to go

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Sniv · 26/02/2017 17:21

I was given a cheapy CD player in '96. Left it behind when I moved out, so my parents kept it and still use it all the the time. I always feel a bit surprised to see it when I visit them.

Notsoyummi · 26/02/2017 17:24

Vibrator lol Dh bought it when we were going out probably 15 years although in fairness very rarely used.

Hgmother · 26/02/2017 17:25

My mega drive I still works... actually we have a commodore 64 that works too! Haha

ThunderClouds · 26/02/2017 17:26

DM has a food processor from the early 70s, kenwood I think. It works like a dream and I love the cream and brown colour scheme!

Oldraver · 26/02/2017 17:27

Technics Turntable over 30 years old.

Dishwasher 24 years old

Various other small electricals 20 years plus

I've only recently got rid of an amplifier bought in 1977

EatsShitAndLeaves · 26/02/2017 17:40

My great grandmother's hand cranked sewing machine.

It's still in perfect working order and tbh I prefer it to my modern electric one - you have far more control.

GalenJustGalen · 27/02/2017 00:08

This clock, which was made sometime before the 1830s, when the maker retired. It still works like a champ as long as it doesn't get shifted one micro-millimeter from its position on the wall. Here you can see one of my early attempts to protect it from my enthusiastic cleaners.

This clock is still in constant use today. I even have a weekly alarm set on my phone to remind me to wind it. I realize the irony of this.

To ask what the oldest item is in your house (that still works)?
BridgeRiverTower · 27/02/2017 10:01

Haha, I love the NO bunting! And the little note. Brilliant. It's like something you'd see on a National Trust tour of a home where the family still lives there. Great clock!

fairweathercyclist · 27/02/2017 10:04

A microwave which dates from about 1992.

Also have a tumble dryer from about 2002 which still works. Over 10 years is not old, but electric items die much faster than they used to, they are not built to last, they are built to upgrade. My washing machines only last about 7 years on average.

CesareBorgiasUnicornMask · 27/02/2017 10:33

I got my hairdryer as a 13th birthday present and it's still going strong 14 years later, albeit with two plug replacements and a bit of tape round a worn bit in a wire.

I have my grandma's jam pan, which she bought second hand in 1940-something so god knows how old that is.

We also have a 'mamma' doll that my mum got given on her fifth birthday in 1962, which still says 'mamma' when you tip it back but DS is scared of it so it's been banished to a box in the garage.

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gluteustothemaximus · 27/02/2017 12:13

Great clock Galen!

And I don't blame your DS Cesare for not liking the mamma doll. Old dolls give me the heebie jeebies.

We went away and stayed in a very old cottage last year, and the owner had tonnes of original old items and toys including dolls. DH moved the dolls around to scare me the bastard.

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