[HeleneGB]

Napkin holder

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by DAVES

As to date, there are people and clubs that collect mostly everything. It is possible to look up the marks, logos etc and determine the age.

We tried, (more interested in buying than helping) it has hash mark on bottom, which gives it sometime in 1800s, but that’s the best they can do. Great Granny was Native American, guessing it was acquired for her at marriage. We do have the family bible, for dates but as for when skillet appeared is a question

[Chloe Girl]

My husband.

[donfey]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

Here's a fun thread to celebrate what we have.

What is the oldest item(s) in your home which you consistently use today?

I have a K55 1985 KitchenAid, the last year Hobart made them before Whirlpool bought them out. My wife scrimped for months to get this as a Christmas gift.

Also a 1947 model ER10 Shopsmith. The cast iron original model invented by Hans Goldsmith, a Jewish migrant from Germany. It was an invention that made him a millionaire. He rode the original do it yourself movement after the war. I stripped this down and totally rebuilt it five years ago, amazing quality.

Cordon Bleu pots and pans, purchased by my wife before we were married in 1963. Use 'em every day.

[nn0wheremann]

Craftsman tools, and a Stanley hammer that have been around since Moses dropped the tablets.

[bonrich]

Front door keys to our house up North. Still have the house.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

My wife…

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

I am king of my castle I will have you know

I am the "Master of my domain"!

I won a bet!

[bowlingal]

I have a 1983 Electrolux canister vacuum cleaner which is still going strong

[MOMOH]

I have an old 1950s vegetable/potato peeler from my mother that works better than any newer ones I have bought. Also, I would love to find a working Sunbeam mixer with a rotating bowl...they work so much better than the mixers with the rotating blade. Easier to add ingredients and scrape the bowl. Oh, the good old days!

[Joebrads]

18" level that was my grandfather's. He passed in the 1930s so the tool is likely approaching 100 years.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

A metal Mouli cheese grater made in 1954

Stuff made in years past was made to last.

My brother has a refrigerator that my parents bought when they were first married--back in 1947. I remember growing up with it; it lived in an unheated porch and as I grew up in Minnesota that meant that it really only had to work about six months of of any given year. But my brother has it in his basement and it works as well now as it ever did. Probably not the most economical when it comes to using electricity, but...

[nick demis]

We still have a stainless steel colander that was my mothers and she died 50+ years ago. Unfortunately it has started to form a small hole in the bottom.

[Boston1945]

Still use my wood plane made by Stanley Tool back in 1896. Been in the family since new.

[newbie1758]

I have a Dormeyer Hand Mixer which I received in 1955. It still works & makes great mashed potatoes etc.