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You know when you have this classic object from the past that you know is way older than you. It's amazing how this one object could have experienced more than you. Tell us about that here.
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My Grandfather's Clock, Circa 1770
This clock has been in my family a long time. It's older than the US and it still works perfectly!
Me
Because I am moving house and everything that I have that is older has been boxed.
I was thinking of doing this but don't want to admit that I'm old. 😕🥴😒
My Aunt At 2 Years Old, 100 Years Ago, 1922
Mum Just Turned 90 Today
Her birthday "today" memorialized here forever, Happy Birthday Grandma. Wishing u happy, blesses n healty times, for years to comes! BtW, 90? She looks ageless!
Mahogany Riveria Radio. Circa 1920. Still Works Great, Beautiful Sound
I Have No Idea How Old It Is, But It Works Like A Charm And Can Sew Pretty Much Anything You Put Under It
Egg Basket Made By My Great Grandfather Sometime Between 1896 And 1900
Melon baskets (because of the shape) are the best! They hold so much stuff down inside there. I've never heard them called egg baskets but it makes perfect sense.
A Portrait Of My Great-Great-Grandmother. It's Around 160 Years Old
A Whole Shelf Of Vintage Things
Oldest Known Fossil: 3.48 Billion Year Old Stromatolite
It's A Cast Iron Foo Dog Incense Burner, From The Late Qing Dynasty (China). Roughly 130 Years Old
My Doll, Given To Me When My Sister Was Born 1950
Trilobite I Found, South Africa. Approximately 250m Years Old
This Photo I Found At A Flea-Market. The Back Says 05.09.1917
An Original Restored Pharmacy Now Used For Coffee Accessories
The Lintel Of The Front Door 1678. Doubs France
My Favorite Picture, Circa 1900
My great-grandmother and grandmother are in the crowd.
I used to call the woman on the left, all in black, the Wicked Witch of the West. Kids, what can I say?
Butter Mold
Belonged to my mother-in-law's mom. My mother-in-law was born in 1924, so this is at least 100 years old. Her mother sold butter molded in this to her neighbors in Rome, Georgia.
Dutch And Hebrew Psalm Book From 1666. My Antique Dealer Friend Says It's Worth $20
An Old Singer Sewing Machine From (Maybe) The 60s
Definitely older, if it has a treadle---though many of those old machines were electrified later on. If it works, you have a real treasure. If it doesn't, it could probably be made to run. Those early Singers are darn near indestructible. (My own Singer is a baby by comparison--1949 and I wouldn't trade it for anything.)
Don't know about Singer, but many companies still made treadle machines well into the 50s for people who lived in remote areas with no electricity. Janome made one called the 712T until relatively recently. Not sure when they stopped, but it's still on one of their websites. __ https://www.janome.com/machines/sewing/712t/
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Table is too new. I'd guess 1930ish. My table is way funkier.
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The 60s! Wow, some of you young folks don't have a clue. I bet if it was a car as old as this sewing machine you'd be able to judge its age better.
Dude, it's probably 50 years older than that. I found photos of a damn near identical one from 1907. https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2012/12/05/identifying-vintage-sewing-machines
Thank you so much for telling me!
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My mother had the same one. It was given to her as a wedding gift in 1948 by her godmother, who had used it all her life but felt too old for dressmaking. Mother made every stitch of our clothing, even her hats, my dad’s dress shirts and ties, and our overcoats until she passed in 1961. The first “store-bought” dress I ever owned was for her funeral.
I have this table. Run the serial number on the machine. Mine was from 1918
Where would the serial number be located? I don't know.
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Really beautiful table for the sewing machine. Wish it were opened up to show the machine.
I have 5 cats.... HECK NO!!!!!!
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My parents have the same thing! Well my mother has gotten it from my grandpa.. It's pretty cool tbh!
Older than the 1960's - this looks like the one my mother-in law had from her youth in the 1920's and she turns 100 this month.
I would guess 1920s but likely older. 1960s and well before we’re electric. You must be quite young.
OMG. I just commented above about the sewing machine and this is exactly what my mum has. It's a great machine and definitely came before the 60s.
My grandma had one of those foot operated sawing machines. I loved to play with the mechanism
Much older than the 60s. This style was considered antique in the 60s, possibky 1920's.
I have one almost identical to this, including the original attachments and instruction booklet. Mine was made in 1895.
I have the bottom part of this in my garden with a planter on top :) we had the whole desk but the top was rotten.
Did you know that "Singer" is the company that invented "buy now pay later"? It's because the average household couldn't afford their expensive automatic sewing machines so they would let you make payments.
I have one, considerably more ornate and with 6 drawers, and I was told that it's at least 110 years old.
My godmother has exactly the same one! I think it's from 40s to 50s tho...
My great grandmother sewed the family clothes on a Singer treadle which would be about 140 years old now.
This is a turn of the century machine. 1900 to 1920. I grew up with one in the house. Ours was from 1911, nearly identical to this.
This is just the stand. These are a dime a dozen at any antique store.
My Ma used one of these throughout my childhood (60s/70s) and it was well old then - likely 1910s. She still sews with it now.
Certainly not the 1960s. I believe it's a Singer Sewing Machine circa 1900.
How nice to get a machine with drawers and an extended top level with you feed plate.
so, my great grandmother's box still works (spins and plays "Murmeres de la Forêt Bleu Danube") and is from around '60 (according to my mother). it is, most likely, the oldest thing in the room, but not the house (most likely have something older).
Definitely older. My dad electrified my mom's treadle Singer. Is the machine as old as the table? Picture!
I have the same machine. It belonged to my Grandmother and she died in the 60's. Definitely much older
Way older than the 60s. I was born in 1952 and my grandma had one that was old then.
Oh my god, I used to remember to go down there and played with the wheel like a steering wheel!The Roaring Twenties🤣🤣
I used to drink in a pub which used one of these as a table. Beautiful thing, but hurts like heck when you inevitably stub your toe on it!
It's an early treadle - later ones had wooden legs. There's a serial number on the machine. Google Singer serial numbers to look up the date
It looks like, based on the cabinet, the models put out somewhere between the 1900s to 1930s. My son restores these and sells them as a hobby. He just gave me one that is from the first series of electric singers. I think it's from the 1890s. I own 8 sewing machines and several sergers, but that machine is the only one that will sew through anything.
The 1860's that is. We had one just like this up in our attic that worked great that I used to sew on when I was a kid. The treadle part was fun. Lots of room in the long drawers, too.
we have that exact same one, unless the cord is attached to yours
The cord is to the lamp on top.
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Yeah i had one of those too, honestly I would just love it for the treasure it is to you. They were in every home and they were built to last, so there are a lot of them out there. It doesn't mean it's not beautiful though. I wish I had the ability to get mine to run, if I had I would still have it.
i have one! it was in my house when i moved in 2017 mine i think is from the 1920s mine looks exactly like that!
Funny coincidence, my house has a similar model, if not the exact same one!
I have three of the same vintage. Our last name is Singer, so we bought one for each of our grandkids. They are from the early 1900's, circa 1900-1930.
My Grand Grandmother's Plant Pot, Circa 1896, Art Nouveau/Liberty
66 Million
This Marble My Sister Found In Our Parents' Field 15 Years Ago. Unknown Date, Guessing Circa 1920
I Have This Magazine From The 40s But Don’t Have A Pic Of It So Here’s My Vintage Protector From The Early 50s
Dinosaur Coprolites Have Been Dated Back To The Cretaceous Period (146–66 Million Years Ago)
I'm guessing it belonged to a paleontologist, but he got tired of studying the same old $hit and sold it.
I Recently Acquired This Ancient Item, Specifically For Its Age
Wish I could edit my post. With reference to grabbing screen from my Heritage Auction Archives.... also replace with my own photo later. Lame 1st post from me. Will do better if I post again...
1760s Ten Plate Stove
This stove was used during the revolutionary war. I live near valley forge Pa, very historic area. It is said that George Washington used ten plate stoves. We found this in the woods!
Wooden German Carving. Working Clock And Waterwheel
Great Grandad George Who Is 90 In April!
Wow....he's so dapper. We should all age so well and be so fashionable when we are that age.
Hockey Stick 1972 Summit Series Signed By Players
A Brass Cigarette Lighter That Belonged To My Great Grandfather Who Served In WWI
My Old Silver Collection. Some Items Are More Than A Century Old
My Mom, Who Turned 100 In February. Long May She Live
Ancient Kandarian Summoning Book
Bound in human flesh and inked in blood. It has the power to harness the Kandarian demon's ability to control both the dead and deadites, as well as summon the Kandarian demon itself.
Flint Blades From Neolithic Egypt, Around 7000-5000 BCE
The Printed Book Is From 1794, The Handwritten Text - 1741
Late 1500s/Early 1600s Chest On Chest Passed Down In The Family
Brought over from England. May have been in Europe before that. Built like a beast.
"Restoring" it was the hard part because, since it's so antique, you have to use things only available and used during the era it was built. So it took me a lot of research before I even started. Have to use beeswax candles to keep the drawers even remotely slidable.
Winnie The Pooh. Had Him Since The Day I Was Born. I'm 40
My grandmother had the first editions of the original first two Winnie the Pooh books by A.A. Milne, published in 1926, as well as first editions of 3 Ernest Thompson Seton works. I've collected a number of vintage books and love their history!
My Great-Grandmother’s Sewing Machine, Circa 1920s/1930s
Usually set into a wood table but removed during our recent move for ease of transport as this thing is heavy. Also planning on repairing and refinishing the table it folds into. I’m a professional seamstress so I love having this family heirloom. Was also used to make my great-aunt’s wedding dress in 1952, which I also have if anyone wants to see.
I was just saying to someone else, and I'm sure you've already considered this, but to maintain its value it's a good idea to research what products were used during the period it was built so you don't degrade the value of it by using modern products to restore it. I have an old Singer first electric series that's from the mid or late 1890s that my son restored and gave me. He buys, restores, and sells them as a hobby. He uses kerosene to clean these old machines--iso alcohol ruins the lacquer. Same applies to restoring the cabinets. Electric sanders, modern polymer-based paints and finishes will ruin the value bc they aren't period-true. Antique specialists often say that it's better to leave something falling apart than to try to fix it using modern methods. I imagine you considered this, already, since you are a professional, but I thought I'd throw that in there in case you were considering updating it to modern standards in order to optimize its function. :)
Early 1950s Sewing Machine From Macy’s. Belonged To My Great-Aunt And Still Works Perfectly!
Though the shape is similar, the difference in weight between this one and my great-grandmother’s older machine is huge. This one is still heavy, probably around 25-30lbs, but the older one feels like one solid hunk of iron and probably weighs closer to 50lbs. Sorry to bend the rules by sharing them both, but I don’t have a lot of heirlooms, and so I’m very proud or and attached to the ones I do have, especially my sewing related ones, as I am a professional seamstress and designer. Also my great aunt took such good care of her things! She regularly has this thing serviced up until she died! It still has its accessories, carrying case, AND instruction booklet!
Front And Back Of A Framed Postcard Postmarked 1911, With A Benjamin Franklin 1 Cent Stamp
I found this while out thrifting for pictures but I didn't realize how old it was until I took it home.
I couldn't read parts of the message but here's appx. what it says, with original punctuation: Addressed to Mrs. John Lessard, Burlington, WA: Dear Sister, How are you getting along. Are you going on the farm soon. we have moved to Bristol now. We have a horse now. Will got it from his home wh---. We got a farm now so sue can k--- it. Your sister, Elsie W. Bristol Wi----
My Coffee Pot
Grandma bought one just like it in Egypt the late 1950s. Her husband was a college professor and invited to teach in Egypt for a year.
“Harry 1876”
Bought This At A Yard Sale. Notice Creepy Child Peeking!
This Is My Grandma's Toy Flatiron. She Got It In 1909 When She Was Five Years Old
Bible With 1889 Inscription
Oh man, this reminds me...we have a family bible from my husband's side of the family that goes back to the 1400s! It's over 2 feet long and at least 1.5 feet wide. Biggest bible I've ever seen in my life. It's guided in gold with gold locks and has some kind of metal outer covers...I am guessing probably retrofitted well after 1400 to keep it from falling apart. Looks more like a box than a bible, at first glance. But this one you have has a lot more character than his, which I think is grey (we haven't pulled it out in like ten years) and it's so fragile you really don't want to even touch it. :/
This Is My Great Grandma's Piano Stool
She even wrote her name on a piece of tape and stuck it on the bottom. I never got to meet her, but I feel connected to her based on what I've heard and this lovely piece she left behind.
Binoculars From Circa 1917
I had a can of Cranberry sauce with best if used by date June 1997. It exploded October 2019.
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I just learned that I should treat my singer sewing machine with more respect.
Absolutely. If you can find the model/serial number on it you can look it up and find out a lot about it. Those things were built to last.
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Lol was gonna ask my mom as a joke but decided not to make her feel bad
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I have an 17th century British land deed, which I thought was pretty cool
I had found a fossil with my best friend circa 7 years ago. It's an ammonite so sadly not that special but I'm still very proud that I found it with only 8-9 years. 😊
We have a TON of stuff that's several centuries old. We have a 18th century leather beer pourer that we use as a waste paper basket. We have a Cromwellian table, mid 1600s. In a display cabinet we have tons and tons of trinkets from around the world that great-grand relatives brought back from their travels. I have photos of relatives from mid 1800s. We have art that's several hundred years old. Lots of jewelry from 1800s. This house could open up as a museum and do just fine.
Same here. Between my house and my mil house we could have a antique museum. Every year me and her go to the 411 highway yard sales (look it up) and score every single time. I ended up with a 1700s pure sterling silver rose and hummingbird ring. I paid 25 cents. It's worth about 1700. Whoop whoop. Lol.
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I have a golden ring that my MIL gave me. The central piece used to be an earing that my husband's great-grandmother owned. My MIL is 75 now. Also given from my MIL, a copper water container from the 40s-50s, she used to use when she was a kid. And at work a have a couple of fossilized oyster shells I found on the ground. We live in a hilly area about 1h30min from the sea. But there used to be the ocean here during the Pliocene epoch. So it is quite common to find fossilized shells everytime there's heavy rains or when we tillage the fields.
In 2000 I worked on an archeological exaction of what had been a coastal villa near Cumae, Italy (just west of Naples). At about the 1st century CE level I found a chunk of pumice about 25cm across. Without its being chemically analyzed it's impossible to be certain but given its location and stratigraphy it may well have come from one of the several Vesuvius eruptions that destroyed Herculanium and Pompeii. I have older stuff (dino bones and coprolites) but it's one of my favorites.
I have a ton of old/antique books. They're my babies. I'm not religious but my pride and joy is the old family bible dating back to 1881. It's all in German too.
I love antiques. I have furniture that dates back to 1890 that is in perfect condition. Unfortunately my phone will not allow me to upload the pictures. It sat in the parlor of a very well todo friend of mine. They owned a winery and the furniture was only sat on during holidays. I am not sure what it is worth but it was left to me after her passing, so to me it is priceless.
I don't have pictures but some of the oldest things in my house include the medals my great grandma won - she was a dancer who specialized in Ballet, and was trained by the Russian Ballet. With those medals are pamphlets from shows by Anna Pavlova, too, my great grandma was a huge fan. I own other old things like various antiques, but my great grandmas medals are more interesting family history. :)
My grandpa has this bible that’s like 100s of years old, it’s been it the family for generations and has a place in the middle for births, deaths, and marriages, some from 1860-1920. The cover is so pretty and embellished, it’s like from a a movie.
My brother is an antiques dealer. His whole house is full of the most interesting and old stuff! Also my great great grandfather was an archaeologist so there's some interesting things we've inherited. My favourite is an inscribed posy ring from the finger of a body in a plague pit.
I have some old Roman coins. Probably the oldest human made things in my house. But they aren't hard to find. Probably the coolest old thing I have is a souvenir American flag from the 1876 Worlds Fair in Philadelphia. The flag was a gift from my father, who found it at a flee market in Brazil (my home country). It had been brought back to Brazil by somebody visiting the fair in 1876. It has in fact been authenticated. When I showed it to the curator at the museum where the world's fair took place, he literally jumped with excitement. And yes, literally. He had seen them before, but most are in much worse condition, usually torn up, they were cheaply made to hand out. But whoever brought this one to Brazil, had it encased in glass. I have since replaced the glass with a plastic that also reduces UV light, to slow down the fading.
Also, my mother has a coin from the Brazilian Empire. Whenever I remind her that she has it, she argues that she couldn't possibly have one. Then we open her coin box, and she's pleasantly surprised to see it there. I'm starting to worry about her as i write this.
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Don't have a picture, but my great-grandmother's old bowls. They mean a lot to me.
The oldest thing in my house is a marble-topped telephone stand from the 1920s. I use it as a lamp table.
Apart from photos of great-grandparents, probably the house itself, it's about 90 years old. Oh the garden trees are probably 100+ but can't really tell
Cannon balls in pasture. I have lost count of how many hammers and other tools. Railroad spikes. This was cotton 100+ years. I keep losing pliers and screwdrivers.
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Why, just why? You're either 5 years old or you're just really stupid.
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I had a can of Cranberry sauce with best if used by date June 1997. It exploded October 2019.
Load More Replies... I just learned that I should treat my singer sewing machine with more respect.
Absolutely. If you can find the model/serial number on it you can look it up and find out a lot about it. Those things were built to last.
Load More Replies... Lol was gonna ask my mom as a joke but decided not to make her feel bad
Load More Replies... I have an 17th century British land deed, which I thought was pretty cool
I had found a fossil with my best friend circa 7 years ago. It's an ammonite so sadly not that special but I'm still very proud that I found it with only 8-9 years. 😊
We have a TON of stuff that's several centuries old. We have a 18th century leather beer pourer that we use as a waste paper basket. We have a Cromwellian table, mid 1600s. In a display cabinet we have tons and tons of trinkets from around the world that great-grand relatives brought back from their travels. I have photos of relatives from mid 1800s. We have art that's several hundred years old. Lots of jewelry from 1800s. This house could open up as a museum and do just fine.
Same here. Between my house and my mil house we could have a antique museum. Every year me and her go to the 411 highway yard sales (look it up) and score every single time. I ended up with a 1700s pure sterling silver rose and hummingbird ring. I paid 25 cents. It's worth about 1700. Whoop whoop. Lol.
Load More Replies... I have a golden ring that my MIL gave me. The central piece used to be an earing that my husband's great-grandmother owned. My MIL is 75 now. Also given from my MIL, a copper water container from the 40s-50s, she used to use when she was a kid. And at work a have a couple of fossilized oyster shells I found on the ground. We live in a hilly area about 1h30min from the sea. But there used to be the ocean here during the Pliocene epoch. So it is quite common to find fossilized shells everytime there's heavy rains or when we tillage the fields.
In 2000 I worked on an archeological exaction of what had been a coastal villa near Cumae, Italy (just west of Naples). At about the 1st century CE level I found a chunk of pumice about 25cm across. Without its being chemically analyzed it's impossible to be certain but given its location and stratigraphy it may well have come from one of the several Vesuvius eruptions that destroyed Herculanium and Pompeii. I have older stuff (dino bones and coprolites) but it's one of my favorites.
I have a ton of old/antique books. They're my babies. I'm not religious but my pride and joy is the old family bible dating back to 1881. It's all in German too.
I love antiques. I have furniture that dates back to 1890 that is in perfect condition. Unfortunately my phone will not allow me to upload the pictures. It sat in the parlor of a very well todo friend of mine. They owned a winery and the furniture was only sat on during holidays. I am not sure what it is worth but it was left to me after her passing, so to me it is priceless.
I don't have pictures but some of the oldest things in my house include the medals my great grandma won - she was a dancer who specialized in Ballet, and was trained by the Russian Ballet. With those medals are pamphlets from shows by Anna Pavlova, too, my great grandma was a huge fan. I own other old things like various antiques, but my great grandmas medals are more interesting family history. :)
My grandpa has this bible that’s like 100s of years old, it’s been it the family for generations and has a place in the middle for births, deaths, and marriages, some from 1860-1920. The cover is so pretty and embellished, it’s like from a a movie.
My brother is an antiques dealer. His whole house is full of the most interesting and old stuff! Also my great great grandfather was an archaeologist so there's some interesting things we've inherited. My favourite is an inscribed posy ring from the finger of a body in a plague pit.
I have some old Roman coins. Probably the oldest human made things in my house. But they aren't hard to find. Probably the coolest old thing I have is a souvenir American flag from the 1876 Worlds Fair in Philadelphia. The flag was a gift from my father, who found it at a flee market in Brazil (my home country). It had been brought back to Brazil by somebody visiting the fair in 1876. It has in fact been authenticated. When I showed it to the curator at the museum where the world's fair took place, he literally jumped with excitement. And yes, literally. He had seen them before, but most are in much worse condition, usually torn up, they were cheaply made to hand out. But whoever brought this one to Brazil, had it encased in glass. I have since replaced the glass with a plastic that also reduces UV light, to slow down the fading.
Also, my mother has a coin from the Brazilian Empire. Whenever I remind her that she has it, she argues that she couldn't possibly have one. Then we open her coin box, and she's pleasantly surprised to see it there. I'm starting to worry about her as i write this.
Load More Replies... Don't have a picture, but my great-grandmother's old bowls. They mean a lot to me.
The oldest thing in my house is a marble-topped telephone stand from the 1920s. I use it as a lamp table.
Apart from photos of great-grandparents, probably the house itself, it's about 90 years old. Oh the garden trees are probably 100+ but can't really tell
Cannon balls in pasture. I have lost count of how many hammers and other tools. Railroad spikes. This was cotton 100+ years. I keep losing pliers and screwdrivers.
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Why, just why? You're either 5 years old or you're just really stupid.
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