What's the "Oldest Thing" you own and still use?

[Stew]

 

[stgislander]

Probably a hand crank food mill/grinder. Not sure the exact date, but most likely from the 1940's.

 

[belvak]

My Husband! Seriously though, my cast iron skillet!

 

[Monello]

I have a fishing pole/reel combo that I purchased in 1973. My first fly pole. It still catches fish!!!

 

[Stew]

State how old it is when you reply

 

[my-thyme]

A step stool that belonged to my Grandma. It's over 80 years old.

 

[buddscreek]

1939 oliver 70 tractor

 

[belvak]

State how old it is when you reply

Sorry. The cast iron skillet was a wedding gift. It's 33 years old.

 

[Roman]

My Great Grandmother's wedding band. I wear it constantly, and have been over 40 years. circa 1890

 

[GWguy]

A small blue toolbox and a small Craftsman screwdriver. Got them for Christmas when I was .... maybe... 5? That makes it 1959.

 

[Christy]

My grandmother's aprons. They were made from old flour/feed bags during the Great Depression. I had no idea of their age and origin until just recently. But I still use them.

 

[Stew]

My grandmother's aprons. They were made from old flour/feed bags during the Great Depression. I had no idea of their age and origin until just recently. But I still use them.

That was 80 years ago.. hard to believe they haven't fell apart by now!

 

[Christy]

That was 80 years ago.. hard to believe they haven't fell apart by now!

Some of them are pretty thin. She had a bunch, and I have the last of them.

 

[MMDad]

Since I got rid of the wife, a 1935 edition of a book my great-grandfather wrote.

 

[Larry Gude]

'86 Les Paul Custom

 

[Chris0nllyn]

US Navy stainless steel pitcher from WWII.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

My Husband! Seriously though, my cast iron skillet!

You beat me to it, that's what I was going to say.

 

[Restless]

We haven't needed to use it yet and hope to never need to, but we have a Prussian sword from 1820. It is still sharp too!
I also have an old bread/cutting board that was my great grandmothers that I use when I bake bread.

 

[PsyOps]

1979 Gibson ES-335.

 

[BeenSpur'd]

The butcher block from my grandparents country store. It's well over 100 years old. Designed and built my kitchen around it. I use it every day.