What is the oldest thing you own?

[Gillbot]

1800's coins and stamps

 

[Slew Foot]

Bastard. I came here to post that

damn it, got beaten to it as well

 

[pontifex]

probably one of my old military rifles. I think one of my Enfield was made in 1918 and my 1903 springfiled appears to be made the same year.

 

[herm0016]

a copy of the first English translation of 20000 leagues under the sea.
3 fortune covers framed from the 30's
a french wine advertisement from the 30's

 

[IronWing]

Steep Rock Lake stromatolite ~2.9 billion years old
Meteorites from the formation of the solar sytem
A few photons (can a person really own a photon?)

 

[nickbits]

I can't think of anything I own that is more than 10 years old except for my cat and old documents.

 

[Puppies04]

I am assured that some of the atoms in my body were formed when the universe was very young so somewhere between 6000 and 13,700,000,000 years depending if you believe in cosmic Jewish zombies or not.

 

[Thebobo]

Water molecules, some 5 billion years old

 

[Kreon]

Cast iron skillet that was made sometime in the 1950's. I'm the third generation to inherit it.

Similar for me. I have my grandmother's cast iron skillet, who got it from her mother (great grandmother), who got it from her mother (great-great grandmother) as a wedding gift. We don't know if my great-great grandmother used it before she gave it, or if she bought it new as a present. I have no idea how old it actually is, but it still works great.

Other than that, probably my great grandmother's copy of Peter Pan. The book that is. It was her favorite childhood story, and when I was born she gave it to my parents to read to me.

I also have a trillobite fossil, but depending on how we're measuring age, it might not count. It was only dug up a dozen-ish years ago.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I have a bible that my Grandmother gave to my Mom in 1975.

I like to use it for research when people quote the bible or repost things that are supposedly from the bible.

 

[Cheesemoo]

A 1966 Mustang.

PICS?

 

[Cheesemoo]

My great-grandfathers anvil. Guessing pre-1900. Took a few blacksmithing classes, need to work at it more. Blacksmithing has been awesome.

 

[Oyeve]

1912 full sized Victrola. in mint working condition.

 

[DrPizza]

I have a bunch of books and even more coins from the 1800's. There are a couple of Indian arrowheads around somewhere. That, of course, excludes the rock we occasionally use as a doorstop - neat looking thing - it's filled with fossils from the Silurian and Devonian periods - 300 million years ago. But, of course, these don't count for the discussion.

 

[Sheep221]

The apartment building in this estate was built in 1964, but beside some photos and books of my mother, I don't think we have anything older than 80s.
The oldest device still operating is VHS recorder from 1987 we have under the TV, though it only works as clock for at least 10 years. The rest of the furniture, appliance and technology is from 2005 and over.

 

[Sonikku]

World War 1 victory medal that belonged to my great grandfather.

 

[IEC]

1943 M91/30 Mosin Nagant

 

[rivan]

I also have a trillobite fossil, but depending on how we're measuring age, it might not count. It was only dug up a dozen-ish years ago.

So it's what, like 5800 years old?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Probably coins from 1800s. They are mostly crappy condition.

Otherwise, I have some of my grandfathers tools from early 1900s.

My grandmother has my grandfathers coffee filter which he got as a handmedown from his parents or grandparents... It's an old hand crank from 1800s, really nice, and had been in regular use up until my grandfather passed away.

 

[ElFenix]

water. the hydrogen was made approximately 14 billion years ago. after that, lithium batteries. pretty much all lithium was made 14 billion years ago as well.

 

[preCRT]

Maybe a set of Encyclopedia Britannica from 1889?

My brother's house was built in 1851.

 

[Legios]

I have an old "Exit" sign that is filled with glowing material with a radioactive warning label on it. It has been expired for over 20 years..... still glows green though. I like it.

 

[edro]

My house and barns, 1880.

 

[highland145]

My house and barns, 1880.

What ever happened with the floor in the barn?

 

[Leymenaide]

copper coins Roman Period