general Oldest Item you own?

[Tao 6,732]

So what is the oldest item you have?

 

[AppleButt 8,669]

I have a four hundred million  year old trilobite fossil. 

[The Kaeya Simp 13,966]

some of my dvds and vhs's are from the late 90s early 00s

[Splashee 28,537]

There are like rocks on our property that is older than man kind. Or something like that.

 

But I do have many items that are dating 19th Century, such as old tools

[Dynamo Pad 10,777]

I would have to say Snort, my Red Bull Beanie Baby plush I owned since I was in Elementary School. 

[Will Guide 21,325]

if we're talking about items that came after I was born, I would say my baby blanket featuring baby versions of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto is still sitting in a chest of my mother's moments.

If we're counting items older than that, the same chest contains items from when my mother was in grade school. some remnants of her senior project when she was in high school is also in there

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

My bari sax, I think. It's a Conn 12m made sometime in 1963-1964, soon before Conn moved their factories to Mexico (the decision that led to the company's eventual "death"). It's absolutely beat to shit, but it still plays fairly well, and I've been told I was louder on it than a lot of brass players at my high school. The thing sounds like a chainsaw at that volume thanks to the mouthpiece and oversized resonators, but I love it.

[Brony Number 42 9,929]

Some Roman coins from the 30s.

[Thuja 3,658]

I have a kitchen knife that was my great-grandmother's, so the thing has to be at least 100 by now???  Her house was destroyed in a fire training session with local firefighters after my grandma died, the knife was one of the things taken out of the house before it was destroyed.  A month before it happened, my mom went through the house and took some stuff out.  I also have an old, ceramic container from there too.  idk what it's meant for..

[Pentium100 2,056]

As far as I know it's a shellac record made in 1915.

[Cagey 4,207]

I have a 1920s book on grammar. If I remember correctly, I found it at a thrift shop. It’s fascinating. 

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

I have a marcasite ring from the early 1900's.

1 hour ago, Pentium100 said:

As far as I know it's a shellac record made in 1915.

I had a cylinder record years ago, but it shattered when I dropped it.

[King of Canterlot 9,588]

Probably my 1933 Chicago World's Fair coin that I found in an antique shop in Wisconsin  

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[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

Oh, I also have a Girl Scout catalog from the early 70's. It has all kinds of uniforms and things to fully equip any girl scout!

I'll have to dig it out some time. I have it in a ziploc bag because it smells moldy!

[Envy 5,999]

A music history professor gave this to me, said it was an original. I looked it up and the chant dates from the early 1500s IIRC.

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Envy

[DixonTheAdversary 1,631]

I have a Pong console from the '70's and a couple Hot Wheels from 1968.

[Dreambiscuit 8,024]

My oldest items are probably my Christmas ornaments, some of which have been handed down for a few generations and date back to the early ‘60s. I have my birth certificate which is getting up there in years, I have some old toys from the ‘60s and ‘70s, and an old 78 rpm record from waaaay back with ‘Turkey in the Straw’ on it, of which early recordings date back to 1912. It’s really heavy and thick but still plays (assuming you have a player that handles 78s).   

[Tom Gallagher 33,521]

We have some cutlery that has been passed down a few generations. As for me personally, I still have my baby blankets that I was given at birth. 

[Pandora 38,004]

bear plush given at birth?

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

Some of my grandfather’s maps from when he was working for the military during WWII. 

[EpicEnergy 22,082]

I have some old hats that my grandpa gave to me.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,116]

Technically all matter was formed by the Big Bang, so everything I own is 13.7 billion years old.

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

That would be my truck!  24 years old, and still runs like it's brand new! (Most of the time ).

[Cirrus. 1,088]

1902 Indian head penny.

I remember when I was little I used to think, "wow this is gonna be 100 years old soon!" ...

Edited September 10, 2020 by Cirrus.

[Misty Gust 708]

My GE Bakelite clock on the wall. Plug in clock from the old high school in town. Has that hum as it runs and soothes me to sleep but my boyfriend hates it.