What's the oldest thing in your kitchen/house that still gets used?

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I have my grandmothers wooden tatty basher,makes wonderful mash.
She had it from before the war.
Also a lovely glass cake stand that we use regularly,it was one of my grandmothers wedding presents when she married in 1916.
Got a jug on display in my kitchen which was my great grandmother's its from around 1890.

Fruball

Apart from the larder, which I absolutely adore and is as old as the house (60's), I have 3 kitchen devils knives that I bought when I first left home in 1989 from a seconds stall in the midlands! They were ridiculously cheap. I bought 3 thinking I would lose one or two over the years and they were my favourite knives - I use them every day and have done since I got them, they come on SC holidays abroad, camping etc and they have moved house with me 10 times!!!

Almost 23 years and still have all 3

nearlyrich

I have some glass "trifle" dishes which belonged to my grandma and then my mum, I got them when I started doing the family Christmas over 20 years ago, I also have a very old oval plate that only sees the light of day at Christmas that also came from my grandma originally. The oldest gadget I have is my electric carving knife it's 29..

imogen-p

An old singer sewing machine that clocked up it's century this year, and still working fine. Bought in a charity shop for a fiver about ten years ago when I was still a student, transporting it from my mum's house to uni (Surrey to Bradford) on the train and underground with it tied to a set of suitcase wheels was interesting.
Got some funny looks from the commuter types on the London underground section - I think it was great big backpack with a wok tied to the outside, a pair of steel toecapped boots dangling beneath that and an old sewing machine on suitcase wheels - probably not what they were used to seeing on the Victoria to Kingscross line.

lizzyb1812

imogen-p wrote: »

An old singer sewing machine that clocked up it's century this year, and still working fine. Bought in a charity shop for a fiver about ten years ago when I was still a student, transporting it from my mum's house to uni (Surrey to Bradford) on the train and underground with it tied to a set of suitcase wheels was interesting.
Got some funny looks from the commuter types on the London underground section - I think it was great big backpack with a wok tied to the outside, a pair of steel toecapped boots dangling beneath that and an old sewing machine on suitcase wheels - probably not what they were used to seeing on the Victoria to Kingscross line.

Are you related to GreyQueen? That's a compliment by the way :rotfl:

My sewing machine is electric, but it is over 35 years old (mum's old one). My oldest regularly used stuff is my everyday plates, mugs, etc - Hornsea Heirloom, mostly made 30-40 years ago, collected at charity shops and boot sales for pennies and both on display and in daily use. Not to everybody's taste but very retro and I love that what I like to collect is useful too

Soapy955

My microwave is twenty-four years old and still going strong!! (It's digital too!! )

kippers

My lady shave is 31 years old and still going strong. My mum bought it for me in 1980.

meritaten

Tea set inherited from my great aunt which is about 130 years old - I do actually still use it on very rare occasions!
I have older china (also inherited) but as i DONT use it - I dont think that counts.
I also have a hand mincer which I use mainly when I am making faggots! I bought it soon after I got married so its about 34 years old.

ymcas

Probably the oldest would be my great granny's pig cutter that is used to make parkin pigs every bonfire night. She was born in 1900 so I guess it is about 1930's. Other than that and not really used, the most interesting is a green wine decanter in a metal frame which was my husbands granny's. She was in the rag trade and was in and out of germany lots just before the second world war. The story goes that she got lots of money out for Jews and this was one of their thank you gifts.

allybee101

I have three glasses that were part of a 21st Birthday present for my mum so are nearly 40 years old. The original gift was a water jug and 6 of these tall narrow glasses with a smoked effect at the bottom.
Lots of second hand stuff in my home, but no record breakers.