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30 People Share The Oldest Gadgets They Own And Still Use To This Day
Many people have at least a few old gadgets lying around in their homes but the thought of throwing it away sometimes is just too emotionally heavy. Even though modern technology is rapidly evolving and can offer us things that a few decades ago were simply unimaginable, sometimes you just can't resist the good old nostalgia. Even when those damn gadgets have gone out of order ages ago. And we still don't seem to be able to let go of them.
But let's get real for a sec—if you've got some old tech that no longer works piling up in your home, you should definitely get rid of it. Seriously, recycle it. It's not that hard—just go to your nearest electronics recycling point (and don't forget to bring your goods along with you). You're gonna declutter your home while at the same time helping the environment—two birds with one stone!
And now let's take a moment to talk about those old gadgets that STILL WORK and don't seem to stop anytime soon, even after all these years. Yes, the true MVPs. Twitter user Zoe Kleinman recently asked her followers to tell her about their oldest functioning gadgets and got some pretty interesting answers. We invite you to have a look through some of these old devices people are still using today. Spoiler alert—some of these gadgets are more than 50 years old!
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Bring on the downvotes, but I'm not sure how great of an idea this is. Modern technology was built in accordance to regulations regarding environment protection and overall consumer safety. But, then again, our parents and grandparents survived, so I guess it isn't that bad. Just be cautious.
The one thing most of them have done is shrunk. I had to replace mine last year and found it impossible to get one the same size.
Load More Replies... Every year, my grandma would get one of her 6 kids The Big Present. Every year a different kid. And everyone had to be there when The Big Present was opened. This microwave was The Big Present that my mom got in the 70's. No one else had one. It was a big deal. And this sucker was HUGE.
We had the exact same first microwave....with the ceramic hamburger cooker and the funnel popcorn popper...
My Sharps Microwave/Convection Oven died last year, it was the same model. Built to last, it's replacement didn't go a year before it stopped working .
YES!! my mom still uses her microwave she bought in 1983 when my brother was born. He is all grown up now, married, and has 2 kids.
We had that exact microwave, got it in the early 80's and my parents gave it to me when I got married.. used it until it died in 2004.
That thing (we had one too growing up) was still going strong in 1996. I think we got it a couple years before this guy's.
I still have mine which I bought in Moree NSW in 1982 but it stopped working about 10 years ago so it's stored in my garage because I can't bear the idea of throwing it away!
Have you tested it for leaks? Very important. Test material available at hardware store. Super easy.
The first microwave I had (I was an early adopter) had dials, not digital, to set the timer!
My mom never appeared to get too caught up with the first wave of people who couldn't wait to get one of these bad boys in their kitchen. It was more gradual. A flirtation game. The attraction felt that begins the dance bursts into passion and desire and lust. One day she informed me we were on our way to go get her a microwave. And I was going with her. The heaviest, clunkiest, convenience item I had ever lugged from the car to the house. The only thing ever came close was the damn tv with a backside the Kardashian Klan could only be had in their dreams. Calculators, phones we could use in our car. Huge, cumbersome, heavy....three million year evolutionary trail of the dinosaur.
They certainly Don't make appliances like they used to! Now they break on schedule every 2-3 years so you have to keep buying
Not at all, I have a radiation monitor you use to detect leaks and nothing leaking.
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A friend commented that my microwave was cool... it’s completely blue (LG brand). I said ya it’s really old, but I couldn’t really remember how long ago I bought it brand new from Walmart. So I checked the back, and it’s from 2000.
I remember playing Fireman, Fireman in English lessons! The teacher was slightly deaf - she knew something was making a noise but not who or where it was coming from.
Had one of these but it was stolen when l was sleeping...don't ask lol
These were built to last. My 1972 model is still going strong despite very heavy use.
I hate to break it to ya... that handle medallion style (with the Disston crest within a circle of stars accompanied by the full text "H. DISSTON & SONS PHILADA") didn't come into use until 1896, and the text was abbreviated further in 1917, so that dates this saw to that particular period.
I have exactly the same one. 50 years old and still working perfectly and in use daily.
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I'm surprised none of the old HP calculators made the list, those things were bullet proof. I still use my HP-15C (purchased in 1985) on my desk at work and I use it for some quick math -- seems much faster and easier to type it into the real calculator than into the computer Sadly, I haven't been to the office for 3 months so haven't seen it calculator in a while. I misplaced my old HP-48G in my last move, I think it's still in a box somewhere but I haven't found it.
My parents have an old PS2 and an NES (which sadly doesn’t have any of the games. They were all stored in an old shoebox).
I’m not sure exactly how old our TV is, but it has a built-in VHS player.
I think I have you beat! My 36-inch tv weighs about 100 pounds. A full back on it. It's in my bedroom and I'll probably die before it will. (I hope).
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My oldest device is a lil something I used to curve boredom and strict rules at my old school. So backstory, we weren't allowed phones, only allowed to read during our allocated free time, basically they were trying to force us to socialise and whatnot during lunchtimes and in the morning. But on to the thing. I curved my way around all the rules by bringing my handheld gaming console. I got it at a garage sale and the thing's from I don't even know when, but it was blue and it played a pixelly 8-bit space man platformer. I still suck at the game, but the teachers pretty much gave up when they saw it. It's real special to me.
The oldest gadget I own is a solar-powered calculator from 1995, during the time I worked in film/TV as a PA and had to calculate so. many. petty cash receipts. The oldest object I own is a chest of drawers from 1920. It's in very good condition and I do use it.
I just sold (3 years ago) a stereo system I acquired in 1980 to 82, that most people would kill for...and I'm still pissed at my wife for forcing me to sell, went something like this: 1- TEAC A3440 4 Channel Simulsync Reel to Reel 1- Oracle Delphi Mk 1 Turntable 1- Bang & Olufsen BeoCord 8000 "Wedge" Cassette Deck 1- Phillips Hi Tech Audio Preamp 1- Phillips Hi Tech Audio Power Amp (750W RMS peak) 2- American Acoustic Labs Stage Monitors (hardshell case & cover, metal corners, side handles) 1-15" Sub, 2-6" Horns, 4- 3" tweeters In 40 years, she still couldn't even turn it all on...pretty frikkin simple really, all the Power buttons pretty much lined up, just push them all going down and you're golden! Change the reel on the TEAC...Fugget aboud it! Put an album on...nope, it "looked too complicated" (it's just a turntable!!). It's too loud...well yah, but there is a volume k**b on it somewhere...gawd! She loved it when we threw parties though, back in the days and everyone drooled on it
Maybe talk to your goddamn wife instead of being a boomer and trashing her in public. And pretending you don't get a say. God I hate people like you.
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My dad has his Nintendo consul( the original one) from when he was a kid. it survived a lot, including my uncle peeing on it in his sleep when he was younger, but sadly it doesn't work now. We even tried blowing on it! (; It looked like this. 61S2kp8sjo...c1fd3b.jpg 
Don't wanna be one to mock you, but "Nintendo consul" made smile. Soon enough Nintendo will open an embassy. ♡ (btw, it's "console")
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I still have (and use) my Nintendo from 1983 that my dad bought for me when my parents got divorced. He used it as bribery for me to come over to his house and visit. One of my proudest childhood memories was beating Contra without the cheat codes!
I've been using my Hoover Portapower for half a century now, & I still have to tilt the head or it sucks itself to the floor. IMG_202006...f14954.jpg 
1925 Levis motorcycle, still runs and I do ride it, but not every day!
I have a similar mixer and I have my pencil sharpener from probably the 90s. It finally broke so I bought a $10 piece and fixed it. I did just replace my husband's old alarm clock (probably early 90s), not because it did not work, it was just me being vain. That is about it, I think.
*grins* I have a 1910 Singer treadle sewing machine that I inherited from my mom that still works and I'm teaching myself to sew on it.
Many of the electrical items were built to last, you were given a long warranty on them too, we had fridges, Freezers and washing machines that lasted decades, now they last no long than one decade!
"Look, i have this cool old stuff! It's 40 years old!" >raises eyebrow in european<
I'm surprised none of the old HP calculators made the list, those things were bullet proof. I still use my HP-15C (purchased in 1985) on my desk at work and I use it for some quick math -- seems much faster and easier to type it into the real calculator than into the computer Sadly, I haven't been to the office for 3 months so haven't seen it calculator in a while. I misplaced my old HP-48G in my last move, I think it's still in a box somewhere but I haven't found it.
My parents have an old PS2 and an NES (which sadly doesn’t have any of the games. They were all stored in an old shoebox).
I’m not sure exactly how old our TV is, but it has a built-in VHS player.
I think I have you beat! My 36-inch tv weighs about 100 pounds. A full back on it. It's in my bedroom and I'll probably die before it will. (I hope).
Load More Replies... My oldest device is a lil something I used to curve boredom and strict rules at my old school. So backstory, we weren't allowed phones, only allowed to read during our allocated free time, basically they were trying to force us to socialise and whatnot during lunchtimes and in the morning. But on to the thing. I curved my way around all the rules by bringing my handheld gaming console. I got it at a garage sale and the thing's from I don't even know when, but it was blue and it played a pixelly 8-bit space man platformer. I still suck at the game, but the teachers pretty much gave up when they saw it. It's real special to me.
The oldest gadget I own is a solar-powered calculator from 1995, during the time I worked in film/TV as a PA and had to calculate so. many. petty cash receipts. The oldest object I own is a chest of drawers from 1920. It's in very good condition and I do use it.
I just sold (3 years ago) a stereo system I acquired in 1980 to 82, that most people would kill for...and I'm still pissed at my wife for forcing me to sell, went something like this: 1- TEAC A3440 4 Channel Simulsync Reel to Reel 1- Oracle Delphi Mk 1 Turntable 1- Bang & Olufsen BeoCord 8000 "Wedge" Cassette Deck 1- Phillips Hi Tech Audio Preamp 1- Phillips Hi Tech Audio Power Amp (750W RMS peak) 2- American Acoustic Labs Stage Monitors (hardshell case & cover, metal corners, side handles) 1-15" Sub, 2-6" Horns, 4- 3" tweeters In 40 years, she still couldn't even turn it all on...pretty frikkin simple really, all the Power buttons pretty much lined up, just push them all going down and you're golden! Change the reel on the TEAC...Fugget aboud it! Put an album on...nope, it "looked too complicated" (it's just a turntable!!). It's too loud...well yah, but there is a volume k**b on it somewhere...gawd! She loved it when we threw parties though, back in the days and everyone drooled on it
Maybe talk to your goddamn wife instead of being a boomer and trashing her in public. And pretending you don't get a say. God I hate people like you.
Load More Replies... My dad has his Nintendo consul( the original one) from when he was a kid. it survived a lot, including my uncle peeing on it in his sleep when he was younger, but sadly it doesn't work now. We even tried blowing on it! (; It looked like this. 61S2kp8sjo...c1fd3b.jpg
Don't wanna be one to mock you, but "Nintendo consul" made smile. Soon enough Nintendo will open an embassy. ♡ (btw, it's "console")
Load More Replies... I still have (and use) my Nintendo from 1983 that my dad bought for me when my parents got divorced. He used it as bribery for me to come over to his house and visit. One of my proudest childhood memories was beating Contra without the cheat codes!
I've been using my Hoover Portapower for half a century now, & I still have to tilt the head or it sucks itself to the floor. IMG_202006...f14954.jpg
1925 Levis motorcycle, still runs and I do ride it, but not every day!
I have a similar mixer and I have my pencil sharpener from probably the 90s. It finally broke so I bought a $10 piece and fixed it. I did just replace my husband's old alarm clock (probably early 90s), not because it did not work, it was just me being vain. That is about it, I think.
*grins* I have a 1910 Singer treadle sewing machine that I inherited from my mom that still works and I'm teaching myself to sew on it.
Many of the electrical items were built to last, you were given a long warranty on them too, we had fridges, Freezers and washing machines that lasted decades, now they last no long than one decade!
"Look, i have this cool old stuff! It's 40 years old!" >raises eyebrow in european<
