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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Probably my original day 1 psp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

The house that I'm in was built in the 1950's. It's small but cozy!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I have a Marvin the Martian mug I got in 1995 for my 10th birthday. I don’t use it daily, but every few days for sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 week ago

I have a cheap plastic hair brush my mum bought me over 40 years ago when I was about 6 or 7, she said it cost a dollar and surprised I still use it daily.

There is nothing wrong with it, so it lives on.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use my great grandfather's bottle opener. It's magnetic and sticks to my fridge, and it's over 100 years old. Works great!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a Brazilian bottle opener that was a marketing gift from a store. The phone number has 4 digits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is it any different than regular bottle openers?

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Our staircase was built over two centuries ago, and still does its job! Spiral staircase

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you have no fear of splinters‽ Cause I know those stairs would give me a splinter just by looking at them wrong

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm in my 40s now, so I guess my body.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Apparently we are just the brain and eyeballs(and female gonads) piloting a meat sack of Theseus.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Meat sack of Theseus is an excellent band name

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've got a couple of cast iron skillets from the early sixties that I use pretty much every day.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

I came here to say my safety razor from 1932 that I use daily, but you beat me by a couple decades!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago

I've been using the same coffee cup almost every day for the last 50+ years.

Yup, I'm old.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 32 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] Reverendender 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can’t believe how automatic it is!

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (5 children)

My dad was friends with the guy who designed the Aztec Hotel. He didn't want regular light fixtures originally, so he came up with an idea for lighted columns, and he made a prototype table-lamp sized. The was in 1925. The prototype is in my living room and I use it every day.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have clothes that are more or less 20 years old. Kitchen utensils that are 25 years old. But I think my body is the oldest thing I have that still works, more or less.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I was going to say clothes as well. I haven’t really changed shape much in the last 15yrs. So if it’s still in one piece, I still wear it.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

My violin was made in 1614, but to be honest I use my practice violin daily and use that as my concert violin, and tune and play it weekly.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have a 100 year old porcelain doll. Her name is Agnes, she has real human hair and is definitely cursed. Does that count?

Other than that, I have a pre-WW2 windup clock that still works perfectly. It's a solid steel brick.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A manual coffee grinder from about 1910.

I figure I need it because if the electric’s broke I’ll need coffee to fix it.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have a ninja turtle cereal bowl from when I was a kid that I still use. It's from 1988.

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't use it daily, more like several times per week - a wooden cutting board I made in school about 44 years ago.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A Leatherman wave I purchased when I first started working and they had just come out. Blade holds its edge and everything still works smoothly. Plus I have worked out a one handed flick to fully open the pliers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Wave plus owner. Can atleast confirm one handed flick does the trick. I get comments everytime someone sees me open it from my pocket clip.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

I have a refrigerator from around 1988 or 1989 that still works perfectly. Around 1999, it stopped working, so we bought a new one. We didn't throw away the old fridge because we used it to store plates and cutlery, but we were sure that it was completely broken. Then, last year, a technician saw it and told us that only a component needed to be replaced for it to work again. Lo and behold, the damn thing was revived, and after a two-decade slumber it worked again as if no time had passed.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Wrist watch that's made from an old pocket watch.

Waltham watch company: 1895.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I bought a $5 leather belt 20+ years ago.

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