What is the oldest thing

[katymatey*]

you still use on a regular basis. Home or work.Mine is a 1940's radio I use every day. The sound quality is superior, only problem is I can't get all stations. 

[i-need-a-martini]

We have a house full of old stuff and it all gets used.

I am writing this on my 1850's desk after I just got up off my 1930's armchair lol! We use 1950s dinner plates every night and I will make my tea later in a 1910 teapot.

THere is a,ovely old 1850's clock ticking away behind me and I am wearing a watch from the 1920's. My favourite purse at the moment is one from the 1930's - it doesn't fit much and is starting to fall apart unfortunately but it is very sweet. Today I wore a fabulous 1960's mustard mens fitted body shirt to work that always gets a few nice comments.

But the oldest things we use are glasses from the late 18th century. Husband and I use them every night for an after dinner liqueur and we will bring them all out when we have guests. We get the odd breakage but we don't worry too much about that.

[artfulcreations4all]

I still use my late father's wind-up alarm clock that dates back to the early 1970's. He used to set it for 5 a.m. so he could make it to his manual labor job by 5:45. Often he didn't have time to even eat any breakfast.

It has a crack across its plastic face and a chip off one corner from when he threw it a few times, swearing.

[sineaterdoodah]

a boning knife that my hubby's greatx5 grandfather brought over from germany in the early 1800's. it's close to whisper thin now,but i still use it!

[katymatey*]

I can relate to that Sine. My old knife is my best friend in the kitchen. Doesn't hold an edge as long as modern ones, but when I sharpen it it is like a razor. I do have to watch fingers.

[2106greencat]

you still use on a regular basis. Home or work.

My brain  -   but it is a little worn out and not as sharp as it used to be.

Oh - and my wallet (those of you that know me will understand) LOL

[chameleon54]

I have a beautifull old sledge hammer. It originally came from the cow plains station, 150 km. south of Mildura. ( very arid mallee scrub and saltbush country ) There is an old pug & pine homestead there built around 1870.( Now restored I believe )  When I was a lad we used to go camping and trail bike riding through that country and I found it buried in the ground near an old mallee stump shed .. It has "cow" stamped into the head with a chisel. I believe the cow plains station closed around 1890 so its a real relic. It is a different shape to todays sledge hammers and I just love using it and working with a real piece of history. It is one of my most valued possesions.

[sineaterdoodah]

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@katymatey* wrote:

I can relate to that Sine. My old knife is my best friend in the kitchen. Doesn't hold an edge as long as modern ones, but when I sharpen it it is like a razor. I do have to watch fingers.

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my husband isn't allowed to touch it,lol! he's a musician,and rather phobic about his hands,along with being a kitchen disaster!:D

[kengillard]

I have my grandmothers sideboard ( with large mirror) circa late 1800's, a cedar sideboard (mum "antiqued" in the 70's...with dark purple paint smeared over with a darker finish  (!!) ,cedar chest of drawers (painted white) all sorts of things.... e.g. A very old plaster statue called the "lake singer" ..with a bare bottom..lol....an Australian cedar handmade blanket box early 1900's.  All family stuff. All being used and on display.  love them!

better go....got so carried away with this, I just burnt 2 hard boiled eggs and the bottom of pot...boiled dry!!! sigh.

[katymatey*]

Hope it wasn't an 'antique' pot Ken. lol

[katymatey*]

That is an interesting story chameleon. Sometimes the older tools, implements actually work better. Before they they got mucked about with in subsequent generations. 🙂

Ken, sounds like you have some treasures. I wonder how many lovely old pieces were painted over? I think we are starting to value  things, just for what they are. I hope so anyway.