Charlottechicken Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 What is your oldest household item in regular use? I noticed a date on a screwdriver I have been using and it is ex War Department, from 1947, although I don't regularly use a screwdriver! At the moment all I can think of in my own home is a couple of towels from my grandparents house which are probably 30 years old, really nice quality and the colour hasn't faded too much either! Nope, just realised my Kenwood Chefette is about 45 years old (and electric ) Anyone else got something that was built to last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I suppose it's couperman actually we have a cooking pot that is pretty old - they still sell the same design, its a black metal oval thing with dimples on the top, its actually pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I've got one of the original big old Kenwood Chef mixers, it's about 45 yeras old and still in almost daily use. My Singer sewing machine is probably about 40 years old and gets used every couple of months. I've got a quite a few old things of my grandma's that I use regularly, and also a silver spoon with my name engraved on it that was given to me by my godmother when I was born, so that's 44 years in my possession, but it was bought as an antique so I'd have to get the hallmark analysed to be sure of the age of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I have two ancient silver spoons. I once said to my mum how sad it was that we always give presents from places like Argos, that are never going to become family heirlooms. She have me these 2 serving spoons for my next present - not quite what I meant, but I was very pleased to have them. We use them every day and I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I have lots of thing inherited from grangparents. Kitchen gadgets, tools and furniture. I also have a singer sewing machine that wa smy Grans My Grandpa was typical of someone who went through the war and kept everything. I seem to have inherited a lot of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The lady who lived in the house before us left her bed for us. She was going to take it to the dump, but we really wanted it (it's a fantastic huge wooden thing). She said it dated back to the 30's. That's older than me ond Andyman added together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I have a lot of furniture inherited from an old peoples home! One of most treasured things is my Gran's rolling pin which was part of my inheritance - she was such a good cook. We also have some yorkshire pudding tins - same as the ones they have in the Museum of Lincolnshire life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Snap ! We live in the past.Our house was built in 1935 & the beds have been in it since then. We have an ironing board with an asbestos heat pad. We have a Smith electric clock with a twisted cord made of bakealite (1940's). We have 2 toilets with pull chains - the originals! And the bath well, the less said about that the better coz the lady before us must have had a sandpaper bum! ( Distinctive wear pattern ). I also drive a Triumph spitfire that is 27 years old, starts 1st time & has been in the family since new....and guess what...it's orange! ( Vermillion) So it matches my cube! I reckon we have other things, but can't think at the moment! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Oh goodness, I've got loads and loads of old stuff, being an antique centre trawler!! My sewing machine works with a treadle and dates from the 1930s and the majority of my kitchen utensils are 1920-1950 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 It sounds like all the people who own chickens are my sort of people............CRACKERS! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 We have late MIL's hall stand which was her mothers.....1920's I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 I had forgotten about the old Singer sewing machine! Mine is my mothers, she now uses an electric one, I have had hers for quite a while, but it dates back to the mid 50's so not too old! I also have a Smiths electric clock, a cream one, it came with the house, but the cable is more modern than yours Emma. I once saw a whole tableful of them at a car boot sale, they looked really fab en masse Ooh Kate, anything specific from your kitchen utensil collection that is particularly useful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Oooo someone else has a Smiths clock, best not tell hubby or else he'll be making offers for yours! I adore old stuff - I love the character of it all. We've got a sort of hockey stick thing with a few bristles on that I think was the old ladies cobweb sweeper. If I can I'll get hubby to photograph it & stick it on here for you all to laugh at! We've also got a metal contraption that looks like a sort of ball on a long pole. I think it's some sort of drain scooper???? The gems that we keep on finding are fabulous! When I did my garden last year, we found large glass marbles between the cracks of the crazy paving. The old ladies way of preventing weeds between the slabs! I forgot to mention that we have still got the origianl fire grate / range thing in the kitchen too. Should charge admission to our house of wonders! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 We used to own a nightclub,where I lived as a child. It was the place to go to & loads of celebs visited from London in the 60's & 70's - The Beatles,Stones etc,etc. Anyhow, the Club we owned prior to the one I grew up in was in Windsor & we bought it from Diana Dors, & bought all the fixtures with it. I have in my living room a wonderful wooden table made from a slab of tree, which was in her club in the 50's. I love it dearly & it still looks as beautiful now as it did all those years ago It would probably be the "one thing" I would try to save if there were a fire in my home (after the family & my handbag,natch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Oh wow that sounds amazing! The club sounds interesting too, especially from Diana Dors! There are some truly amazingly interesting people on this forum! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Thanks Emma. The strange thing was that I didn't really know about the Diana Dors link until I read her Autobiography many years ago & there was a photo of "our" club when she had it. She mentions selling it to my Grandad, so I quizzed him & made the link I think Grandad,bless him,had a bit of a crush on Ms Dors at the time, so I am sure she got a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 We used to own a nightclub,where I lived as a child.It was the place to go to & loads of celebs visited from London in the 60's & 70's - The Beatles,Stones etc,etc. Anyhow, the Club we owned prior to the one I grew up in was in Windsor & we bought it from Diana Dors, & bought all the fixtures with it. I have in my living room a wonderful wooden table made from a slab of tree, which was in her club in the 50's. I love it dearly & it still looks as beautiful now as it did all those years ago It would probably be the "one thing" I would try to save if there were a fire in my home (after the family & my handbag,natch) Was it the place that was a hotel on an island in the Thames? Forgotten its name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 No, not that one. I know where you mean but can't remember its name either. The club we bought from DD was called El Dors, which we renamed Chez Skinners. It was on the river, next to the bridge between Windsor & Eton. The secon club was also Skinners & famously had a black & yellow coach outside.It was in Henley, but people travelled from London to visit. I used to go down in the morning & scuffle about under all the chairs & tables,picking up dropped money & jewellery - it was suprisingly lucrative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 gosh, some people on here have exciting lives! Fancy growing up in a nightclub. Mine is rather more mundane, but I do have my mum's sewing machine, which belonged to her mother. I know it was used to make my mum's baby clothes, and she was born in 1916. It's a Frister & Rossman hand machine, and it still works although sadly I don't have time to use it much these days. I love old things - if they still work, why change them! My sister-in-law confessed at the weekend that she is still using the ironing-board she got as a wedding-present ... 38 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I have a few antiques etc dotted around acxtual dates escape me The oldest thing I use regularly has to be a set of curtains that my grandmother made My dad remembers shopping for the material and reckons they are about 50ish years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Ooh Kate, anything specific from your kitchen utensil collection that is particularly useful? Ooooh where do I start?? I use an old 30s cream and green enamel stove top kettle everytime I make a cup of coffee. One of my favourite things is my lovely old Tala potato ricer whic looks just like this but is blue and my green enamelled Spong mincer but my absolutely most loved things in daily use are my Skyline kitchen utensils.... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Are you sure it's not used in major surgery?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 gosh, some people on here have exciting lives! Fancy growing up in a nightclub. Luxury.... I was brought up in a matchbox on the M6 and we had to lick the motorway clean before school every morning. Mother gave birth to twins on the wash house floor and still got up and did the mangling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 i remember Skyline....we had a Kitchemajig I think it was called. I'm sure the handle was blue though Kate .....these.....will be just up your street! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Oh nooooooooooooo! They are RIGHT up my street!! I've got the tea strainer and sweetie scoop but I rather like the rotary whisk . You're a bad influence, Egluntine . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...