Foo - What is the oldest thing you own?

I have an 1857 penny. The back side has been worn off, so it's probably only worth a few dollars, but it's by far the oldest item I have. The next oldest thing is probably a coin from the 1930s.

I don't have any antiques.

How about you?

The land my house sits on is millions of years old.

I have a computer from ancient Egypt. It is about 5000 years old. It only has 12Kb of RAM. :lol:

The story goes that Ramses II once said "who would ever need more than 12Kb or RAM?".

Besides old coins? I have a wrist watch that is a family airloom from the 1920s. I also have an old set of prison handcuffs from the turn of the century.

My SONY stereo system is from the mid 80s and still works and sounds great. Their stuff kicked *ss back then.

I have a wrist watch that is a family airloom from the 1920s. I also have an old set of prison handcuffs from the turn of the century.
How much air does it hold? :p

Dirt. I got dirt old enough to be older than dirt.

The first thing that I have is an old wooden chest its a couple hundred years old, the next thing is the baby ring my parents gave me when I was born, so not that old but old to me. :)

My house is circa 1957.
50's or 60's 60pound test recurve bow.
1971 Schwinn Manta Ray
Myself, circa 1973. Or does my wife own that now?

my skin.

i have an atom of carbon in me that has been around since the beginning of the universe

I have a chair that goes back to Louis the 14th.

OTOH, I have a bedroom set that goes back to Sears the 1st.

I have an old t shirt....maybe 10 years old. I use it as underarmour for dhilling

aside from the dirt? Circa 1860 silver service for 12, 1850's mirror & chest of drawers - but all that's boring.... I have a wood airplane propeller!!

I've got a collection of water from all over the world. The collection is not that old but the H2O is.
I found a stone axe underneath my house during the renovations.

Oh, that reminds me. I have a bottle of water from the Chalice well at Glastonbury Tor.

Iv'e got some undated arrow heads and some pot shards that are quite old. Also a coin with George III on it dated 1797. Non human stuff includes a Trilobyte fossil and some very old Gneiss from Canada.

Ownership is an illusion!




Anyway, my pappy gave me a book on Euclidean geometry that was printed in the 1860s. And there's the partial spear points that are who knows how many thousands of years old.

Ownership is an illusion!




Anyway, my pappy gave me a book on Euclidean geometry that was printed in the 1860s. And there's the partial spear points that are who knows how many thousands of years old.
I know.

I know.
Knowing is an illusion!

I've got a collection of water from all over the world. The collection is not that old but the H2O is.That reminds me of one of my literature classes. Amid great fanfare, the professor awarded each student a small container of water drawn from Walden Pond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Pond). I think she went up there every few years and stocked up with a few gallons.

blonduathlongrl, have you ever posted pictures of your restaurant? I've not seen it.

My dad has the deed to some land in lower Manhattan from the 1700's. I wish it were still valid :D

I have a chair that goes back to Louis the 14th. It was his chair?

That reminds me of one of my literature classes. Amid great fanfare, the professor awarded each student a small container of water drawn from Walden Pond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Pond). I think she went up there every few years and stocked up with a few gallons.

Man, we used to go skinny-dipping in Walden Pond all the time when I lived in Massachussetts. Never seemed like we were gettin' our culture on...just our hormones.

Man, we used to go skinny-dipping in Walden Pond all the time when I lived in Massachussetts. Never seemed like we were gettin' our culture on...just our hormones.Ewww. Good thing I didn't drink my Walden water.

my soul.

Some book of english essays from 189x.

my husband

I will soon be in posession of an ancient ring dagger (assassin tool). by ancient I mean it's at least 500 years old....I was reading up and it may be far older than that....I might see if I can get it dated.

This link is a really crude version of what I am talking about...the one I am getting is made of silver and is quite ornate. http://bloodsport.com/images/f%20dagger%20copy.jpg

for oldest I have right now, I have a straight razor that was confirmed 1921 as the last year of that model's production.

A few 19th century coins. My favorite 'old' thing is my Esterbrook bakelite, glass & chrome inkwell that is filled, on my desk and used daily. It's the same as one my grandfather had. I wanted his but it got lost in the chaos of winding up his estate. Here is the nearest facsimile I could find. My pen is all black, not clear on top like the ones shown.

I have a chair that goes back to Louis the 14th.

Why won't Loius let you keep it for the whole month?

George Washington's wooden teeth (an heirloom in the royal termite family).

My piano has been in the family for 4 or 5 generations, it's probably about 100 years old. Mason & Hamlin. My most treasured "old" thing by a longshot.

My house itself is probably about 190 years old. Despite the age, I'm only the 5th owner.

And then there's the antiques. My family was in the business for a few generations, so I grew up surrounded by old stuff. Probably half the furniture in my house is 100+ years old. I'm not sure what the oldest piece is, but I'm a fan of early American colonial stuff, so the majority is from that period.


I have a chair that goes back to Louis the 14th.

Got any pics of it? One of my aunts was big in to Louis 14 stuff. It always seemed too flashy for me though.

I have a Sega Phaser.

1887 morgan dollar.

my husband
So you keep your husband on a short leash eh?

Can you say whippppppped. :rolleyes:

The land my house sits on is millions of years old.

Seeing as it's in TX the chance are that the first **** Sapien to set foot on it was probably 1897.

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Got any pics of it? One of my aunts was big in to Louis 14 stuff. It always seemed too flashy for me though.


It's a joke son. I made a funny, you're sposed to laugh!

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So you keep your husband on a short leash eh?

Can you say whippppppped. :rolleyes:
whipped. he likes it.

I had a dresser set that was probably from the 40's but I left that at my mom's house. Now I think the oldest thing I have is my guitar. Its about 13 years old now!!! :)

I have my fathers 1974 omega that I wear on special ocassions.....other than that, not to much.

The oldest thing that I have is from my first hair cut( that I can remember) in 1959, a fist full of my hair. :) I was a blond back then. :D

oldest thing I have in regular use is a (I believe) 1973 McIntosh amp (2100). Still sounds better than the current mid-fi gear and a lot of current hi-fi gear!!

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I don't know what it is. It's in the fridge, bottom shelf. Way in the back.

I have an 1857 penny. The back side has been worn off, so it's probably only worth a few dollars, but it's by far the oldest item I have. The next oldest thing is probably a coin from the 1930s.

I don't have any antiques.

How about you?

My 95 cavalier, baseball signed in 85' with Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken and Billy Ripken.

I have an 1879 Penny...and a few others not quite that old. Other than that...I'm really not sure.

my husband

I don't own my wife. I'm renting.

I have underwear older than some of you people...

A coin from ancient Greece, dating back preRoman. Actually back to about the time of the Battle of Thermoplae and the coin is from Sparta in Greece. It's been authenticated as well. It's pretty cool, actually! It dates back to around 480 BC.

A coin from ancient Greece, dating back preRoman. Actually back to about the time of the Battle of Thermoplae and the coin is from Sparta in Greece. It's been authenticated as well. It's pretty cool, actually! It dates back to around 480 BC.

Does it say "480 BC" on it?

Does it say "480 BC" on it?
No, there isn't a date on it. It's a hand stamped silver coin. The dating was done by a specialist in Greek coins. It's a Tetradrachm coin made in Sparta around that time +/- about 50 years. It's not particularly valuable, maybe $8500.00 right now.