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oldest thing you own?
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Reading comprehension isn’t a strong suit here. Any kind of comprehension might not be now that I think about it...
Aside from those watches conductors use to carry around, which my Dad gave me, I have to say it was a red winter hunting coat I purchased at Joseph Horne's from money I earned from my very first job. I was 14 at the time. Still have it. One of those things you just can't throw out.
My birth certificate..........
I have my metal tonka tucks from early 70s
1948 lionel train set.
I got a couple pair of tightie whitie underwear from the mid 1990’s.
Yep. If it's a matter of what object we have owned the longest, this is the clear winner.
J C Higgins single shot .22. Bought from Sears & Roebuck catalog. Early 50s, not sure of the actual year.
I have some from the WWII era. Also Pa hunting licenses from the 1910s and teens. Some canvas and some metal.
Oldest - probably 1870’s silver dollars. Given to me when I was born, so also what I have had the longest.
Others include an early 1930’s Daisy model 25 pump BB gun that was my father‘s that was given to me when I was about 4 years old (not allowed to play with it at that age of course) and therefore what I have had second longest. Also of interest, a mid 1940’s Japanese photo album that has photos of post war Hiroshima (my father was in the army of occupation right after the war) and my father’s 1930’s stamp collection.
Others include an early 1930’s Daisy model 25 pump BB gun that was my father‘s that was given to me when I was about 4 years old (not allowed to play with it at that age of course) and therefore what I have had second longest. Also of interest, a mid 1940’s Japanese photo album that has photos of post war Hiroshima (my father was in the army of occupation right after the war) and my father’s 1930’s stamp collection.
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Hamilton Beach milkshake maker from 1946/47. Been in the family since the 50s, still runs. Still have original stainless steel container with it. Makes great milkshakes and weighs a ton. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Forgot about that one. I still have mine from the 1940's also, and we still set it up at XMAS.
I have Piper J3 wooden propeller formerly owned by the bombardier on the Enola Gay
Have some stock certificates from companies that went belly up in the Crash of 1929.
Have a couple old railroad lanterns......B&O RR 1925 and a P and LE RR, no year on it.
I don’t really keep stuff. It is probably either the boombox I bought the year I graduated high schoo, my softball glove I bought around the same time, or my CD of The Wall. Actually, now that I think of it, there is a baseball somewhere in the garage with my junior year stats on it. That’s probably the oldest thing I own.
First off, kudos on this thread. Unique and well done. Nice job.
Easy one. My mother was gifted a small cactus plant on the day I was born. That plant resides in a pot in my front yard 55 years later.....
I can go back to high school days which is over 60 years ago.
High school hockey skates - CCM Tacks
Ithaca pump shotgun
Hunting equipment like decoys and fishing equipment like some old glass fly rods I still use for bass in my pond.
Later in college -- school ring, diplomas, etc.
Military -- my combat boots from Vietnam and a couple of fatigue outfits, medals and awards.
High school hockey skates - CCM Tacks
Ithaca pump shotgun
Hunting equipment like decoys and fishing equipment like some old glass fly rods I still use for bass in my pond.
Later in college -- school ring, diplomas, etc.
Military -- my combat boots from Vietnam and a couple of fatigue outfits, medals and awards.
Was given an old shotgun when I was a kid. Turns out it is a Winchester Model 12, a real collector item. Still have it.
Scorecard from bat day at Yankee stadium 1968 Cleveland Indians-New York Yankees. Luis Tiant pitched a clean 5 hitter and Mickey Mantle got the first Yankee hit, a clean single in the bottom of the 7th, I have the scorecard to go along with the Tom Tresh bat I got 20 minutes later, the second oldest thing I have.
www.baseball-reference.com
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Box Score, July 28, 1968 | Baseball-Reference.com
Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees (3-2). Jul 28, 1968, Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:02. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
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Now that is gold. My wife and I probably have the same, though a little earlier than 64'. God bless.
How does that button (the one on your sig pic) not pop?!
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For me, a patch work quilt my Great Grandmother hand made and hand stitched for me. It’s embroidered with my name and the date she gave it to me on my second birthday in 1961. Its a beautiful piece of work. She was a very special person to me. She lived to age 103 1/2. Her last 6 months she had some issues with her memory, but was sharp as a tack prior to that. She was the house mother at Tau Phi Delta fraternity at PSU for several years.
I plan to take the quilt with me when I leave this earth.
I plan to take the quilt with me when I leave this earth.
Wow, they had gloves back then for kids with six fingers on each hand? Man the 6-Finger Mc Coy boys from my childhood are gonna be PISSED. No baseball for them. They all played guitar.
Big Ted, the bear I got on my 2nd Easter, when I was 15-16 months old. My original birth certificate somehow molded/disintegrated before I was ten.
Oldest thing I own is a Masonic sword with my Grandfather’s name inscribed on the blade. I am named after him.
I also have my Father’s letters to my Grandparents from WWll. He would write them on what appears to be a form. They would be put on what appears to be microfilm, sent to the US, developed and sent to my Grandparents
The oldest thing from my youth is my patch for being on the 1958 football league champs-Redskins.
Very interesting thread.
I also have my Father’s letters to my Grandparents from WWll. He would write them on what appears to be a form. They would be put on what appears to be microfilm, sent to the US, developed and sent to my Grandparents
The oldest thing from my youth is my patch for being on the 1958 football league champs-Redskins.
Very interesting thread.
I have a 1765 Spanish gold coin that was passed down from my great grandad who found it in France during WW1.
In my case one and the same. Started collecting pennies pre-grade school.
yes sir I believe so. He was there in the Early 70s till about 1985.
My grandfather made me a toy box and cradle when I was born. My son and daughter slept in the cradle when they were newborns. I guess You could say I’ve owned them for all 37 years I’ve graced this earth.
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