Oldstuffday! What's your oldest appliance that's still working?

Airthrey

I still use my 35 year Moulinex hand mixer regularly. I also have a Moulinex food processor that's about 30 years old. My griddle was a present from my mum about 40 years ago and I also still use a cheese grater I think is over 60. The oldest kitchen item I have is probably a tablespoon that was my grandmother's. She died in the early 1950s before I was born. Some of my glass Christmas tree baubles are early 50s vintage.

morganlefay

A gadget of my mother's called a 'tasty Toastie' (circa 1950s) a sort of two sided round metal thing (saucer sized) with long handles. You put buttered (on outside)bread into one 'saucer' filled with cheese, ham tomato etc, put another slice bread on top (butter out) then clamped the two 'saucers together and held it over the gas burner. You got a much better toasted sandwich than modern electric ones make as it sealed well, chopped off the crusts and emerged like a fat little fried bread parcel. Mmmmm, I still use it now, but hers were better !
And my Carmen rollers dated date about 1967. They get very hot and curl my hair very fast and efficiently. Also Pyrex dishes from my M-I-L's house, she died before I met her son in 1970 and are still going strong.

Frith

Just remembered, I have my grandparents' Christmas decorations (they are stored away and I don't use them). They were married in 1941 and there were no glass decorations to be bought so they are made from yellow plastic.

lora

I have my Gran's copper jeely pan. She married in 1914. It was bashed in the Clydebank Blitz. I still use it.

System

This ancient piece of furniture.



It was the only thing hubby bought with him when he moved in with me back in 1984. It was ancient then and its even more ancient now. However, in its favour neither of us have many clothes and theres just enough room for his clothes one side and mine the other.

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Kettle and toaster I inherited are about 13 years old, and my current hand-me-down washing machine is 11 years old. Which is quite good going for a modern washing machine. Also a Parnall tumble drier I acquired once which must be about 20+ years old.

LeaLea89

My 1914 Singer Sewing machine! Still used regularly!

Former_MSE_Andrea

Love that this thread's still going! Any more for any more?

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I notice how its mostly food processors and sewing machines. Obviously stuff that never gets used often compared to say a kettle or a washing machine.

JP08

The grandfather clock? Made about the time some upstart colonists got uppity and threw a load of tea into the sea. Not sure you'd call it an appliance as such, but it is mechanical and still in daily use. And it was a - moneysaving ? - freebie to me (apparently my great, great grandfather was a fan of wandering round junk stores around the late 1880's - so probably is also some old style old time timepiece money saving too !)