Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
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I put a little string of fake pearls on my daughter about every day, and they were mine and my sisters’ when I was a toddler, so they’re about 30. I don’t know how they’ve survived so many toddlers cause they’d break with any real pulling. She loves them though and is very careful with them. She also uses tiny baby sized silverware from my mom’s babyhood(early 70s) It’s cute and funny to watch her use miniature stuff that’s just her size
I think that’s the oldest thing other than furniture (we use my great grandfather’s bedroom suite)
Probably my legs, or something 😜
- house, built in 1900
- me, built in 1974
- pocket knife, built in 1994
I have 2 jumpers that date back to 2009ish. Have not found suitable replacements for them sadly.
Genuine question , in this context what is a jumper?
Clothing
After reading a bunch of comments about people using electronics in this post, I had initially pictured “jumpers” as either “jumper cables”, the things people use to boost car batteries with, or small plastic coated pieces of metal or wires that can be placed over exposed pins on circuit boards to connect them (e.g to enable some behaviour). Generally I’d only assume this meaning in a discussion about electronics, though.
(I’m not the person that you replied to, and I knew that jumper means sweater or jacket or something in British (and possibly Australian?) English.)
And now that I think about it, most of my clothing gets worn after a few years, at least on the elbows.
My grand father straight razor. It’s at least 80 years old.
I’ve got a couple of cast iron skillets from the early sixties that I use pretty much every day.
I use my grandma’s and great grandma’s cast iron weekly.
I think the apt. building I live in is from the 1920s or so.
Daily? Probably the coffee mug I’ve had for 15 years.
My favorite mug was a gift from my first girlfriend, in my sophomore year of high school. My wife hates that I still have it over 20 years later, but I just like it because it’s fucking huge. I can fit like half a pot of coffee in it. It doesn’t even have the original printed design on it anymore; It has worn down to plain white ceramic.
I’ve been using the same coffee cup almost every day for the last 50+ years.
Yup, I’m old.
My razor is from 1912.
I came here to say my safety razor from 1932 that I use daily, but you beat me by a couple decades!
Gem razors ftw!
My absolute favorite! And a good pickup on your side. Gem gang represent.
I find it so surprising that the single edge gem blades didn’t take over the shaving world, compared to the standard double edged safety razor. The angle is built right into the razor head, it’s essentially idiot proof!
Straight razor or safety?
Safety single edge. The only razor I’ve ever been comfortable with.
Gold Gillette Aristocrat 1947 checking in.
A classic to be sure!
I wet shave. Ordered a vintage Gillette Fat Boy from the 70s. Definitely my oldest personal item. I’ve had it only about 10 years though.
I have a teeny tiny screwgate carabina from about 1997 that I use as a key ring.
kitchen radio. It is one of the first portable tube radios, built 1958 or 1968 (dont remember). Internals died a few times, retro-fitted by a UKW radio receiver, then an MP3 player, now its a Raspi radio. It runs most of the time if I am at home
I still have a clock radio from the 1970s around. No repairs needed, it’s amazing the difference no moving parts makes.
Probably my Ron Jon Surf shop beach towel I got while on holiday in Florida in 1997 (I live in the UK). Still in great condition and I wouldn’t say I’ve looked after it particularly.
Also honourable mention to my oldest tech which is an HP touchsmart 600 PC I use for youtube in my bedroom, it’s from 2011 and still just about hanging on.
I have a drip coffee maker that’s gotta be almost 40 now. It was given to me by an older family member when I moved into a new apartment. It still works fine as far as I can tell…
