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We've been doing remodeling and LOTS of cleaning lately, so I've come across a lot of things from my past and it got me thinking, "What is the oldest thing you own?"

My two oldest items are an Oscar the Grouch cookie jar and an electric organ. Both I remember vividly as a very, very young child so they would both be around 30 years old, if not a tad older (the cookie jar couldn't really be much older than 37 years old as Sesame Street has only been around that long). There are pictures of me sitting at the organ, though, at about 18 months old and I think my mom had it before I was born.

So...what about you?

Thousands of baseball cards from the late 60's, 70's & early 80's

yes, I'll entertain offers

The oldest thing I own was passed down from my grandfather. It's a Navy navigation instruction book published in 1837. Priceless.

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:The oldest thing I own was passed down from my grandfather. It's a Navy navigation instruction book published in 1837. Priceless.

wow! cool!

Myself

Mine is my great-great grandmothers engagement ring.... I need to have it repaired.. it is so old thad the gold wore thin and the band cracked

Boxes of china that were my mother's grandparents.... dating back to the 1800s...

but the thing I most cherrish is a little back leather covered spiral not pad belonging to my Grandfather.... In it are his handwritten notes from Sunday School class in 1915.... when he was 13 years old. And believe me... it looks nothing like I have ever seen any other 13 year old do!! Very impressive notes and discussion on the Parables of Jesus in the canonical gospels and the Gospel of Thomas!

mine would be my grandmothers engagement ring. it used to be the same as Crzy's. i received it as a gift on my 16th birthday. i gave it to my niece just over a year ago for her 16th.

the next item would be my grandmother's (on my mom's side) silver coffee & tea service. like i use that every day.

Hmmmm Let's see.
- my tricycle (I had planned on repainting it and giving it to my son/daughter)
- a jewelry box passed down by my grandfather.
- an antique oarlock from 1920's racing shell.
- ...

I have collected coins for years, and have many from the 1700's

My grandfather interned under the Mayo brothers in the early 1920's
I have an 8X10 picture of each man autographed to my grandfather.

LaTda wrote:Thousands of baseball cards from the late 60's, 70's & early 80's

yes, I'll entertain offers

I just looked into the prices for some of the cards that I own. Man, the bubble burst. The whole industry is so deflated that the ones that were worth nearly $100 15 years ago aren't worth more than 5.

a quilt made by grandmother

An antique china doll that my Great-Great Aunt used to play with .
She gave it to me.

my 21st birthday present from my folks, my great grandfather's Omega pocketwatch. still keeps great time.

I'm also a coin collector.
Lots of different denominations from the 1700's & 1800's.

Same with baseball cards-I have many from the 1950's & 1960's.
Probably the two that mean the most to me are a Topps 1963 Sandy Koufax, and a Topps 1965 Whitey Ford.
I've been looking for one of Roger Maris from ANY year.

Also-some of my underwear is older than most people here.

Hmmm....

The couch in my tv room is roughly 30 years old.
Roberto Clemente baseball card (60s-70s).
Many of my grandfather's remnants from his "other lives"; HAM radio cards, engineering tools, security passes, etc.

Some green 'Depression' glass that was my grandmothers. From around 1920.

Looks close to this:

my body

LIPH wrote:my body

It's awfully well preserved, Larry.

alcohol will do that