What's the oldest thing you own?

I have a Roman dice from the 1st century and a Roman coin from the 2nd century AD.

Pottler wrote: »

I've a house that was built in 1740. Does that count? Lots of the things inside it are much the same age.. I like old stuff. It's stood the test of time. I also have a clock that came out of Buckingham palace.. and I've a gun and a pit bull, btw. Oh, and i forgot, there's a church from 1370 outside, boffins turn up each year to measure it and make sure it's still there. That's quite old in fairness.

Someone was paying close attention to the thread about the girl on Facebook showing off her gains.
Nicely done!

I have a fossil I found in a field at the back of my house.
I thought it was special and sent it off to the National Museum feeling sure that it would open a new epoch in the history of evolution.
They sent it back, more or less saying, "Thanks but no thanks".
It's called a crinoid and were apparently quite common 350 million to 320 million years ago.
It's still lying around here somewhere.

GreeBo wrote: »

I have a silver trophy that I won thats 101 years old now. (it was 100 years old when I won it

I thought you said "...that I won when I was 101 years old".
*makes Specsavers appointment*

Pottler wrote: »

Ah feck off. How are we meant to top that? "I've a piece of burnt space that was found in Leitrim - it's from the big bang apparently"???.

Well, you know what they say?, "If you've got it flaunt it!":cool:

skinny90 wrote: »

I have a Super Nintendo that has never been used,the box has a tear on it but the console is sealed

I can't decide if that's a good or a bad thing.

I have a cello - passed down to me from my mother. Made in 1898, my grandparents bought it for her in about 1969 for about a hundred and twenty pounds. I don't know how they afforded it, it was an enormous sum of money for them, they were far from well off. It must gave been a huge sacrifice for them, but she liked it enough to make a career from it.

My father met a chap in a dump about 15 years ago who was throwing out a cello which he asked to take from him instead. He got that cello restored (took over 4 years, lots of it replaced rather than repaired). I had been learning for years, so when it was ready she took that and I got her one which was slightly bigger, more suitable for a man.

It's worth about 6 grand and for the sadly limited use I get out at the moment I can't justify having something that valuable. But, it's more personal than anything I own, and I can think of no circumstances when I would sell it. I'll hopefully have kids some day and if they want to learn I'll pass it down to them. And if anyone in the family ever sells it, I, my grandparents and my mother will haunt the bejaysus out of them.

"I've a stone I found on the beach, must be at least a few million years old" - posted by Pawrick. Nice one, man!

All I've got is a photo dated 1892 with my ancestors having a party at their summer house. Group photo with some servants, some "blow in" fancy man with a mustashe, putting his arm over a servant's shoulder, a pregnant woman looking angry at her husband, some babies,that are dead by now, granny in a wheel chair, a priest, whom is the son of the Man of the House ( he doesn't like him very much, as being a priest is not a very manly profession). and the Man of the House himself, laying on the grass, smiling happy and holding his shot of vodka... surrounded by 2 other guys in badly worn shoes. Priceless to me!

my mother in law

Maudi wrote: »

mesolithic flint arrow head.7000 years old.

*Wins thread*
My grandad's classical guitar from at least the early 70's, which I'm half-way through refurbishing. I've also got some odds and ends from my great-grandmother's house.

Oldest stuff I have that is still in regular use would probably be my hifi. It's all from the 60s/70s.