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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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Daria B 5 years ago
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.
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Liam Walsh 5 years ago
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.
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veronica bingham 5 years ago
Had one of these but it was stolen when l was sleeping...don't ask lol
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Rose the Cook 5 years ago
These were built to last. My 1972 model is still going strong despite very heavy use.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
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.
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margaret steward 5 years ago
I have exactly the same one. 50 years old and still working perfectly and in use daily.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
My mom ran across my old '80's Speak n' Spell a few years ago. I think she had said it still worked.
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Cathy Homan 5 years ago
When power goes out where my grandma lives she hooks up her ATT rotary phone
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Cody Eriksen 5 years ago
No BS: I just saw at Rite Aid...behind the cash register next to the cigarettes, a Craig Walk-Man for $24.99!!! A Craig Disk man for $29.99!!! Like WTF really?!?!?!? I almost bought both.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago (edited)
I loved my ZX. One of my older sisters stood on it. I’ve never forgiven her.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
If these had a proper steering wheel at the front, rather than those bizarre side handles, it would’ve been a success.
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Fuzzy spectrum 5 years ago
That's the newer model. I had old one with add on disk drive. Left it in loft of house when I moved out
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Things built this decade will be trashed in 10 yeaes. Old things like this were built to last.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
Those things will last forever. It’s the damn control pads that struggle to keep up.
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Dave Chapman 5 years ago
OMG, I seriously want one of these old mechanical calculators, they're so damn cool!
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Don Golosso 5 years ago
"Probably heared that alarm over 7500 times" somehow sounds a bit depressing.
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RJ 5 years ago
I think it's worth repairing your refrigerator than replacing, as it brings a lot of memories. You just have to find out what the problem is, many appliance technicians fail to identify the problem. I have replaced many compressors and it's true you need a good diagnosis to be 100% sure it's a bad compressor and also being capable of replacing the compressor successfully.
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Will Fenton 5 years ago
25 years... Oh no. In my mind this is a "recent" design. I'm definitely getting old.
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Blackheart 5 years ago (edited)
It can't be the first Walkman. They were introduced in 1979, and the first Walkmans were boxier. But still cool.
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Don Golosso 5 years ago
Ah, the Telefunken Gavotte, I have the exact same one here. The sounds is much warmer then what todays c**p gives you.
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J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 5 years ago
Yep, still have mine and every time I use It I pray it's not my last day on this earth. lol
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Hate to be a busybody but if you take away those sides and top it probably won't flare as much. Needs better air circulation. I'm kinda surprised it hasn't burned your house down or carbon monoxided you.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
My grandmother died two years ago. In her bedroom she still used her huge tv that has a tube and was wooden and sat on the floor. For some reason this is hard for me to describe. I think it was 1950's. I remember watching it as a kid in the '80's. I wonder what happened to it after she died.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
They're still based in Wisconsin. And they still have an old-school repair department, just hand it over, they'll fix it and hand it back.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
The HP 65 uses a 71X9.5mm magnetic card and not tape to store information
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
We have that exact thing. Bought it at a yard sale in box with an extra piece to it.
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Johnny 5 years ago
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.
Bubbs Art 5 years ago
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).
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
I’m not sure exactly how old our TV is, but it has a built-in VHS player.
Lemon Garnished Potato 5 years ago
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.
April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)
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.
Dave Chapman 5 years ago
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
Halee Brady 5 years ago
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 
GeneralZod 5 years ago
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!
BUMMERS 5 years ago
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 
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
1925 Levis motorcycle, still runs and I do ride it, but not every day!
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
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.
Tazzy Ladynero 5 years ago
*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.
Matthew Smith 5 years ago
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!
Miklós Nagy 5 years ago
"Look, i have this cool old stuff! It's 40 years old!" >raises eyebrow in european<
Johnny 5 years ago
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.
Bubbs Art 5 years ago
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).
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
I’m not sure exactly how old our TV is, but it has a built-in VHS player.
Lemon Garnished Potato 5 years ago
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.
April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)
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.
Dave Chapman 5 years ago
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
Halee Brady 5 years ago
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
GeneralZod 5 years ago
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!
BUMMERS 5 years ago
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
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
1925 Levis motorcycle, still runs and I do ride it, but not every day!
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
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.
Tazzy Ladynero 5 years ago
*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.
Matthew Smith 5 years ago
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!
Miklós Nagy 5 years ago
"Look, i have this cool old stuff! It's 40 years old!" >raises eyebrow in european<
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