Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
Probably my legs, or something 😜
My '97 car?
Clothing? Furniture?I have a cherry wood cabinet from the 1890s that I use to store food. Every day I take a box of cereal from it and put it back.
The old, big chest we store stuff in under the stairs is from 1883
Probably my Granddads 1950s East German office chair. Got it when he passed since I always used to sit in it when drawing at his desk.
Gas spring is a bit leaky and the leather is a bit faded but it’s more solid and comfy than anything new under €500 I tried.
Used to use a double edge razor from the 1960s, I still have it. Gillette Slim.
I just use a modern DE instead, 2015 I think. Feather AS-D2.
Both of them will probably outlast me. Especially the Feather, even though it’s newer and therefore theoretically made with less care, it was made in Japan, and it’s entirely stainless steel, not pot metal. Very strong. You’d need to run it over with a truck to break it.
If cared for, nothing is stopping the Gillette from going another 60 years either.
- My house was built in 1960
- My car was made in 1974 (A land rover series 3)
- I go to sleep listening to podcasts on a Sansa MP3 player from 2000 that I’ve used every night since.
- My body, issued in 1971.
My wallet is the last piece of leather I will ever own.
I wear a cord jacket from first grade as a bolero (I’m in my mid 30s). I got older stuff but this usually weirds people out.
My flat was built in the 70s. So probably that. My violin is much older but I don’t play much these days (certainly not daily).
My house is from 1884 so that’s used pretty often.
I’ve moved continents so I haven’t brought too many older items with me generally speaking
Holy shit, same. It’s either 1884 or 1887, i’m not sure.
About 15 years go I had to go somewhere that was much much colder than I anticipated, so we made an emergency drive to the closest town, and I bought the warmest jacket they had. It was like $300, but I never regretted it. Its the most practical, comfy, jacket ive ever owned and doesn’t look half bad - even has a hoody you can clip on and off. Got me through snow as well, but its not water proof.
Love that jacket.
Not exactly daily but the shovel I use to clean out my grill ashes was my grandfather’s, hand forged and used for branding iron fires, gotta be 100 years old. Then a phonograph from 1960.
My brain (since 1990), or at least I have been trying.
3 piece safety razor from the 1950s. And soon a watch from 1950 too. Its a wind up watch.
