Old things still in regular use?

Habitat kitchen units 1978.
Creda tumble drier 1976 (timer has gone)
Hoover mixer still works but the rubber parts have perished...(1969)
Russell Hobbs electric kettle 1969, wedding present has just stopped working.
Non electric things: well. I have hardly ever bought new things so everything, including me, is ancient.
Prams, cots, sewing machine, toys. If only I had the energy to sell them on ebay.

Breadboard and rolling pin bought in Nairobi in 1965.

The Queen

My mother in law's glass lemon squeezer and her big glass serving bowl, used for trifles and fruit salads. Both date from at least the 1940s, according to late OH but may even have been wedding presents to his parents in (I think) 1938.

Oh, and there's a knife-sharpening steel from my grandfather's butchers shop which he sold in 1966.

I too have my Nans glass lemon squeezer that was bought in 1930s and a glass jelly mould. Both still in use regularly

My grandmother's rolling pin, which I inherited when my mother died.

A electric carving knife bought by my mother in law in 1970. A Kenwood electric hand mixer given to us as an engagement present in 1968.

Non-electric there are many including a silver table spoon used by my grandfather in the 1930’s; icing equipment used by my mother in law from the 1940’s; a 1950’s turkey platter, my Mums pride and joy; a glass fruit bowl which was a wedding gift to my parents in 1943: bone handled cutlery my parents in law had from the 1940’s; a biscuit barrel from my grandmothers home, I would guess 1920’s or earlier. My grandfathers garden tools, goodness knows how old, maybe the 1920’s.

I think above the previous lives of the items each time I use them.

So many things, potato masher, hand rotary mixer - one you turn the handle on - and various other kitchen utensils 50 years old, cane laundry basket, ironing board given to me for a 21st present in 1970, cutlery and one thing that I cannot break and hubby loves them is a set of glass mugs. All the rage in the 1970's here as they were supposed to be unbreakable. Well in my case that has proven to be correct.

Septimia, my story is similar. I still use my great grandmother’s rolling pin, which has been passed down and was used by my grandmother and my mother. I think it would have started being used about 1900 and has been in regular use ever since. It is beautiful to feel and use and I will pass it on to my daughter and hopefully then to one of my granddaughters.

Pyrex dishes given as wedding gifts in 1967 and still in daily use.

A Kenwood Chefette wedding present bought in 1971 and some pieces of Chelsea design Pyrex plates from my bottom drawer in 1970 which are my "oven only" plates!

A glass trifle bowl, and a measuring jug and small bowl, all bought by me before my first (1979) marriage, for my bottom drawer.
The trifle bowl only gets used on high days and holidays, but the jug and bowl are in daily use. x

My parent's sofa. Bought second hand in 1950 has been in full-time every day sitting room duty all my life.

Also we have towels in use from 1950 and linen tea towels from not much after. Cutlery, serving spoons, grandmother's china in use every day...
We have plenty of old things still in regular use - and many, many more items in occasional use.

Those of us who like old/antique furniture will have been using old things that pre-date anyone we know.

My Kenwood Chef from early 70's, I'd be lost without it!

I like vintage and antique things. I still use the radio "Latvija" made in 1959. I also have a lot of dishes from the mid-20th century in my kitchen. My greatest joy is the [url=https://www.antiqon.com/en/shop/porcelain-and-ceramics/]porcelain figurine[/url] of an angel. This figurine was left to me by my grandmother. I think that such vintage things give a lot of coziness and comfort

80’s Crockpot is still going strong and has as an indifferent cook seen me through the winters as it’s so easy to make delicious dinners in it.
My sewing kit was my DM’s, and has needed little updating, and an electric rollers set which again was from the 80’s and still works.

Spam reported. Another old thread!

I still have a pair of actually cuticle scissors which I “borrowed” from my mum about 52 years ago (when I first left home to go to university) and failed to return as they are the only nail scissors I have ever been able to get on with.
Sorry, Mum ???

A small mixing bowl bought from Timothy White's in 1979.

why spam? I can see it is a thread started last year but an interesting subject which will bring up memories for many of us.
I have quite a few old things still going strong including a 'peter piper' pepper mill in daily use since 1970.

I never make pastry but I can’t part with my mum’s old wooden rolling pin. Feeling sentimental and emotional today - anyone else feel like that when recovering from Covid?

Moulinex electric carving knife 1974, still in use

I still use my paternal GM’s cutting out scissors and pinking shears; they must be 125 years old and work perfectly.
My maternal GM’s knitting needle gauge, dating from the 1930s, is functional and beautifully decorated.

Nacky

why spam? I can see it is a thread started last year but an interesting subject which will bring up memories for many of us.
I have quite a few old things still going strong including a 'peter piper' pepper mill in daily use since 1970.

The post by seylen contains a link to a dodgy selling website.