What is the oldest item in your home?
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ANSWERS: 40
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1910 seth thomas wall clock.
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A shaving kit from 1800s
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An oak tea cupboard that I inherited from my dear grandmother. It was pretty run down and my husband restored it. It looks really good now!
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probably my home itself it's over 120 years old.
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I am an Aussie and I have an American Silver Dollar from 1889 ... and a bible that is approximately 120 years old ...
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My mother. Heh heh. Forty and counting.
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It would have to be my home itself it was built in 1875.
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me @ 55
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the house itself
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The stereo set playing behind me. The various parts range in age, but most of it is from the mid-'70s at least.
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it is either a vanity or a buffet. They are both over 2oo years old family hand me downs
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My piano. 1912
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My mum.
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I have a Pre-Columbian water pottery vessel that my father had in his collection that dates to about 100 BC-300 AD.
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Me. Sad, but true;)
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it would have to be a 1902 half sovereign my gran left me when she died.
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A silver serving dish that belonged to my grandmother. It's about 100 years old...
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(duplicate)
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Mmmmm...I'm sure there's something older in our house because my mom loves auntiques. But our house ITSELF was built in 1884. Still standing strong.
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an old goose-neck standing lamp that a friend found in an old house
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Some spectacles from my Great-Grandparents would be my guess. However, there are other items from them as well that could compete in years.
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I have a Persian jug that is about 250 years old, a clock that is from the early 1800s and an armoire that is from the time Louis XIV.
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A Coca-cola picture and a full unopened 64 ounce coke bottle and a bunch more things Hello singwell -- +5
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Antique map of pre-Revolutionary War east coast of US. I think I also have a family Bible from Germany, but I don't think that's in the house, per se.
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The house itself is one of the oldest things, bits of it dating from about 1700. However, my wife has some Elizabethan lacework which will be from the late 1500s or early 1600. We have a small bit of military hardware from about 1645.
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The home itself. It's been there a long time.
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I have some 18th century German Porcelain figurines. I had forgotten, I have a Charles ll Restoration 1660 Silver Crown
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The first thought came to my mind was : My loving mother." But since you asked me about an item : It is "German" make sewing machine (PFAFF) that my late grandfather gave to my mother as wedding gift in 1948.
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I have a bottle of whisky from 1894, unfortunatly it is empty but the bottle is still there! I resued it a few years ago, it was used as a candle stick holder! My dad has a VC from the napolian wars (we think it is real but have never had it checked out, they people want 10% of its value just to check it, if it is real its worth ALOT and we dont have the cash). My mum has a china set that was given to her by her great gran and was given to her by her great great gran so is atleast 200 years old. But the same thing as with the medal!
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I have an old trunk that was made in 1768 that I just cant get rid of for some reason, its not really attractive but I cant seem to part with it :)
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Silver Dollars. I also have an antique Victrola but it is not quite as old as many of the silver dollars.
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i've got a mandolin that from the 1920's. still plays pretty well, i dig.
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A 2300 YEAR OLD ROMAN COIN
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A key from the 1300's.
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Me.
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I own a barber chair from the 1800.Its the oldest and my most cherished item,was my moms,and when I pass I will give to my daughter,we all are hairstylists.
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Me!
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Probably the couch that no one sits on... It was my ex boyfriends grandmothers couch... She gave it to us... and when he moved out... He didn't want it and either did she... So I'm stuck with it!!
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At the present time? my mother-in-law, after she leaves, probably the leg of a baby grand piano built sometime in the early 1900's (not sure on the exact year). I would have the entire piano but hurricane katrina claimed that so all I have is the one leg I took off for insurance purposes.
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I have two neolithic stone blades from Northern Germany that are from the 3rd millenium BC.
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