How old is vintage?

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  • kangoora
    kangoora Posts: 1,193 Forumite
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    This reminds me of something not clothes though.

    I saw a plate on a car boot sale, I picked it up and the stall holder said ' That's an antique ' I turned it over and on the back it said Microwave Proof.

    I had similar with an old fashioned type phone, one with a separate earpiece and microphone you see in films set in the 30's or earlier.

    "That's antique, that is, mate" says the car boot seller.

    Looked at the base and it had the EU CE mark. Put it down, smiled politely and walked off.
  • NBLondon
    NBLondon Posts: 5,530 Forumite
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    I guess it depends on where you start from.... I would have instinctively said "vintage" meant pre-1950 and "retro" meant 50s, 60s or 70s. But also some people use retro to mean a modern reproduction in an older style so you also need to be cautious of that. I can't bring myself to think of the 80s as a "vintage" period when that was my teenage years... although logic tells me there are buyers and sellers born in the 90s so to them it is history... Then you've got "classic" which can also have multiple meanings.
    Wash your Knobs and Knockers... Keep the Postie safe!
  • I usually think that things from the 90s - retro
    80s - retro/vintage
    70s and below - true vintage
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