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

Eenymeeny

Reading this thread I caught myself thinking 1970s? that's not long ago... but it is, and that means that the stuff that I'm still using everyday which were bought when I married in the 70's are nearly antiques! See you on the antiques road show folks!:):):)
Lovely thread by the way :T

Kaz2904

Lots of stuff which was my Grannies from her kitchen. My Uncle gave it to me when we went there on holiday a couple of years ago. There's the trusty pink cocktail shaker which I use to hold my sloe gin. The over sink sieve with expanding arm thingies which holds all my spuds and is used to wash fruit for jamming. A glass lidded oven dish I use for all sorts. I have my Uncle's Mum's kitchen ware too which I was given when I first set up home in their flat. It is still used. The mixing bowl has the flat side on it too to help mixing.
There were a couple of bits in this house when we bought it which have stayed. There's a horseshoe by the front door which has the keys hanging on it.
Old stuff which I have bought: My dressing table. Probably 1920's. Lots of silver napkin rings dating from pre 1900's up until 1960s. I also bought two silver plated table spoons from a charity shop as I couldn't get them in any shops and nobody in the family would let me have theirs! It took me months to find those bad boys though!
I love old things, they just transport me back in time to when these items would have first been used.

Oh also have 2 very old Kenwood chefs. One I am 'borrowing' from my Dad and it must be older than me (33). The other is awaiting repair and is a 1965 model. It's my preferred one and I was gutted when it died

rosalie-lavender

The one thing I have that is in daily "use" is my 1920's engagement ring. After looking round the local jewellers and realising all the rings looked the same in all the shops we went to an antiques and flea market. We found a lovely ring there with a very pretty flower shaped setting and bought that for about £100. I still love it 21 years later.

Kaz2904

Aw that's lovely rosalie, I always wanted one from an antiques place but locally to us you have to pay even to get in which is no use if you pay and there are no jewellery stands. Got mine from an independent jeweller. He made it himself and hadn't done one the same before. He told my friend (she picked it up for me when it was resized) that he wouldn't be using the moonstone again in that setting so my ring is actually a one off Unfortunately, it is a one off which is sitting in the cupboard as it's worn away and I'm going to start losing the diamonds. I did take it back to get a price for repair and the lady had a look and said it was going to be really expensive as it's basically worn out. It would have to be rebuilt from scratch. She said it would be a shame if I lost it when I was wearing it. I think she was meaning I should just *lose* it and claim off my insurance but really, what's the point? My premiums would go up and knowing my luck, I would be the one who got caught out.
Sorry for going OT

mardatha

My husband :rotfl:

MessyMare

I have a pie dish and a bun tin my mum gave me, which I think her mother gave her. The cast iron grate in our fireplace is stamped 1938 (so made 4 years after our house was built, and by the looks of it it's been there ever since), OH cleaned and painted it the other day and it looks amazing, I'll be so sad when he gets the wood burner he wants as I suspect we'll have to give it away

Sewsosew

We still use my husband's Granny's giant soup pot. It's great for big family gatherings. He also uses woodworking tools which belonged to his father in the 1930's.

Our leather suite which was bought with wedding present money in 1980 is still going strong as are our dining table and chairs which we bought in 1983.

Frith

I've got a post-war blue and white enamel roasting tin that was my grandma's plus a cheese grater of similar age.

Got a fairly old Cornish Ware jug.

The actual house outdates everything by 100+ years!

Rainy-Days

I have some odd bits of 1950's kitchen items which were my mums and also her beloved grandmother (smaller than a gradfather) chiming clock in the sitting room which is wound up every Sunday evening by me.

Mardatha - you wicked woman :rotfl:

puddle96

I have and use my great grandmother's sewing box. Its a very pretty marquetry box (in need of relining) that she won as a prize (1872 aged 12) for hand making a man's shirt. Its pretty ironic that I inherited it as about the best i can do is sew on a button or stitch up a hem. It still contains her thimble and some of her cottons and the needle case ( cross stitch and felt) that I made, at school for her daughter- my great aunt when I was 5 (so over 50 years ago). I also have (and have used but not recently) a table cloth she made with exquisite lace crochet trim for her bottom drawer. Sadly living in a 1905 2 up 3 down I've no room for the harvest supper type table it was intended for. I also have a lead crystal and a pressed glass vase that were wedding presents for my great gran (circa 1890)- I still use them occasionally.

In my kitchen I regularly use stuff bought for my bottom drawer (does any one still do this?) , an orange enamel casserole my mother bought me from Woolies circa 1970, Viners studio cutlery collected from 1968 onwards and pyrex casseroles of the same vintage. I regularly use a 1977 electric carving knife and a 1974 edition of the The Good Housekeeping cookery book.
My living room contains my mothers 1970's ercol suite so I'm back in furniture fashion and I'm currently using crotchet hooks (from a case purchased 1973) to make my grandson a blanket. I have and use most of my mum's knitting needles from when I was a child

I love and treasure these links with the women in my past - when my great aunt died the most fought over item was her very well seasoned 70 year old Yorkshire pudding tins. Sadly i lost out
puddle