What’s your oldest possession?
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I've got a bag of belongings in my loft from when I was a kid which includes a teddy bear which will be the same age as me so 39 years old.
A Charles and Dianna commemorative mug from their wedding (Whenever that was).
A cup from Buckingham Palace which is probably around 30 years old
A full set of Natwest Pig money boxes, remember those? Probably again circa 30 years old.
All that is stored in my loft somewhere
In terms of stuff I actually use I've got some tools in my garage that will be over 20 years old which I've bought over the years, I never throw a tool away unless it breaks
A Charles and Dianna commemorative mug from their wedding (Whenever that was).
A cup from Buckingham Palace which is probably around 30 years old
A full set of Natwest Pig money boxes, remember those? Probably again circa 30 years old.
All that is stored in my loft somewhere
In terms of stuff I actually use I've got some tools in my garage that will be over 20 years old which I've bought over the years, I never throw a tool away unless it breaks
If we can count decorative items then it would have to be a piece of petrified wood at a couple of hundred million years old.
If we are talking functional items that are still being used for their intended purpose it would be a late 15th/early 16th century court cupboard.
Having seen the other responses to the thread it appears I have completely missed the brief and that you meant the item that has been in your possession longest.
In that case it would be a Teddy Bear or Christening present I would imagine.
If we are talking functional items that are still being used for their intended purpose it would be a late 15th/early 16th century court cupboard.
Having seen the other responses to the thread it appears I have completely missed the brief and that you meant the item that has been in your possession longest.
In that case it would be a Teddy Bear or Christening present I would imagine.Edited by InductionRoar on Tuesday 14th April 13:49
Probably the teddy given to me when I was born. I also have the newspaper from the day I was born too but would guess the teddy is older than that. I have some kit that is older than me but I acquired it over the years (ZX spectrum that pre-dates my existence by a few years for example) so not sure that counts on the OP criteria
Probably my wife
Oldest is probably some l books that I've had since my teens (late 80's), I'd be hard pressed to identify which though.
My Halfords socket set I bought in about 1990 that gets used sometimes but I usually use my better one.
Probably the oldest thing I own, excluding my house, are the cufflinks my mother gave to my father for their wedding, and she gave to me after he died, but I've only actually had them myself for a year.
Oldest is probably some l books that I've had since my teens (late 80's), I'd be hard pressed to identify which though.
My Halfords socket set I bought in about 1990 that gets used sometimes but I usually use my better one.
Probably the oldest thing I own, excluding my house, are the cufflinks my mother gave to my father for their wedding, and she gave to me after he died, but I've only actually had them myself for a year.
A heavy, metal (not heavy metal a la Black Sabbath 
) Rexel stapler, 'borrowed' from my father's desk in the early 1980s. Has 'Made In England' stamped on the bottom. Feels like it will last forever - an ethos we need to get back to post C-19.
Edited to add:
Come to think of it... I have a glass engraved picture/mirror hanging on my wall. It's a copy of Roxy Music's second album cover (For Your Pleasure). Album was released in 1973, and I think my picture/mirror dates from 1975 (it's the smaller, original type)... the same as this:
) Rexel stapler, 'borrowed' from my father's desk in the early 1980s. Has 'Made In England' stamped on the bottom. Feels like it will last forever - an ethos we need to get back to post C-19.Edited to add:
Come to think of it... I have a glass engraved picture/mirror hanging on my wall. It's a copy of Roxy Music's second album cover (For Your Pleasure). Album was released in 1973, and I think my picture/mirror dates from 1975 (it's the smaller, original type)... the same as this:
Edited by MikeT66 on Tuesday 14th April 14:15
Oldest thing bought new are some tools I bought as an apprentice I guess, knipex cobra pump pliers and a magnetic stabila scaffholders level. 25 years odd going strong
Doing well with the calc, my 90s one had no interest - had to buy a new one to sit an exam recently! To be used to answer one question and prob never used again, no cellphones allowed.
Doing well with the calc, my 90s one had no interest - had to buy a new one to sit an exam recently! To be used to answer one question and prob never used again, no cellphones allowed.
I have two saws which were my Grandad's. He was a joiner at Camell Laird before and after WW2 and they must be nearly 100 years old. Still cut better than any newer ones I've ever had and tyey were last reset and sharpened in the 80s. I've got school photos from prep school in the mid-70s...
Stay in Bed Instead said:
My microwave is from 1988. Still used several times a week.
They don't print timings on food packaging for its wattage these days so I need to guess.
Potentially useful conversion table here.They don't print timings on food packaging for its wattage these days so I need to guess.
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