What's the oldest thing you have in your house ?

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Toomuchstuff

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(.......and I don't mean you ! LOL ) I don't have any family heirlooms or anything that was passed down to me. Maybe a cheap little knick knack or two ,I can't remember. I used to have an old Silver dollar from the 1800's - it wasn't worth that much so I sold it. Now the oldest thing I have is a little trinket from when I was 5. The second oldest thing I have is my Dryer ! It's 43 years old and still is going strong ! That's it for my old stuff.

What's in your house that is really old ? Was it something passed down in the family ? Antique ? Something passed down through generations ? A precious momento ?
 

Nothing fancy or worth a lot, but I have a few things left to me either by my mother or my husband's parents. They are old teapot, Mother of Pearl vase, beer steins and cobalt bowl.

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Me,
I rent,there's an attic full of relics,an old school desk,an old trunk,more than I'm aware of...I just push my holiday decorations up and shut the door.
 
Aside from me and my Hubby the oldest thing we have in our home are pictures. This one is my favorite. It's the first family portrait we had done when I was 3 my sister was 5 and my older brother was 18. My Mom and Dad wanted it so badly. Of course I am the one hugging my Dad. I was a Daddy's girl.
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I enjoyed the photos that have been posted!

I have too much stuff to name and pick out the oldest piece.
People (family and friends) have given me a lot of the vintage items because I cherish antiques.
Plus, I have a lot of my [late] parent's items that were passed down to mom.

"One of these days", I have to get busy and fill a binder with all the information about the items, like I have been asked to do.
 
I have a New Haven banjo clock that belonged to my grandmother. It was on its way to the dump when I rescued it.
Just remembered something else. My mother saved the dress like thing that I was baptized in. That makes it quite old. :cool:
 
In my house, other than me, oldest things would be pictures and books. And now most of those old books have been handed down already.
Books to my son, and daughters will eventually get all the pictures.

And like you OP, I had too much stuff but it is slowly being dealt with and finding new homes. :triumphant:
 
I have a math book from the early 19th century. No idea why I have it, my husband probably picked it up at a book store. It's in German.
 
Not sure exactly. Could be this inexpensive wall clock that belonged to my grandmother. Could also be a hand made pitchfork, or one of my oil lamps. :confused:

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Seabreeze, especially love your cobalt bowl. Don't know if it's the oldest thing but I know it's the oldest thing that's been in almost continuous use for over 150 years. It's a 10" black cast iron skillet that my maternal grandmother (born 1884) used and who said it was used by her mother (born 1849). Then used by my aunt and then by me.
 
Mine is a "Happy Face" cookie jar. One of the first things I bought when I got out of the Navy was two packages of cookies. There was a coupon for a cookie jar if you sent it in. So I did, and a box arrived with my cookie jar. I was a decent jar. Well, many decades go, and I find out that my jar is worth $115. Yeah!!! Never underestimate the Chinese. They flooded the market with almost identical jars, for $20. No longer considered an authentic 1970s jar, the price fell. But mine is easy to spot, it doesn't have where it was made on the bottom. It's blank. cookie jar.jpgIt was made before they enacted that law. But it's still worth $20. Yet, it's the oldest thing I have in my house.
 
Lots of dusty old relics.

I have one of the plates pictured below from around 1825 and a few others, including the one pictured in my avatar, that were made a little later.

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