What's The Oldest Thing You own?

Can anyone read Latin?

 

That's a label from a Stradivarius. 11 years of Catholic school and Latin masses.

 

Like this one?

 

It's either going to be the B&H oil lamps or the Lorton's shelf clock.

The oil lamps are all intact, fully functional and enjoyed regularly. One of them has a cylindrical wick, which I've always thought was special.

The shelf clock was recently gifted and I'm currently getting it back to working order. While Lorton's made the final product, apparently the New Haven clockworks inside date it to sometime in the 1800's

 

Nice bike, where'd you get it ?

 

Don't know if its the absolute oldest, but I have a pair of black leather work boots I bought as a teenager that I still have today 30 years later. Had them resoled once but the leather has held up quite well. I've used them for riding, trudging through snow/salt and other rigors. The brand is called Landrover, I assume they must've gone out of business as I can't find a website anywhere.

 

You know the difference between a violin and fiddle?

 

It really is beautiful and by far my favorite… I can’t get myself to clean the rosin and marks and fingerprints off of it as who knows how old they are… this is from his long period and is 14mm longer than his classic period that nearly every violin since is copied from…

 

yeah, how hillbilly I feel when I play it

I got that one from a good ol boy from KY that happened to play music with some high society kin that liked to sit on the porch and pick bluegrass fascinating history just back the 100 years that I got out of it

 

The 2 thing's I can think of quickly are a 1977 GS750 and a 77 Moto Ski 340 Nuvik. No significance to them being 77's, just dumb luck I ended up with them both.

 

Exactly

 

Looks much more recent than the inside of your coffee mug.

 

Shut it!

 

1944 M1 Garand
Benjamin bicycle pump pellet gun from the 1930s that a buddy found in the woods when we were kids. He went overseas with the military, found a lady he liked and didn't come back, so his mom gave it to me.
Sears and Roebuck kerosene heater from the 1950s that I picked up for $35 because it didn't work. Found a NOS wicks for $10 on eBay and it works like a charm.

 

I’ve got a few late 1800s coins and a couple of my grandpa’s 1940’s era guns. But my favorite vintage piece is this 1909 Omega pocket watch I still wear from time to time.

 

Holy crap, just realized the oldest thing I own is actually my house!

1878

 

4 pounds of Bubbliciuos bubble gum I swallowed in the '70's. It should still be in there according to my elementary school classmates.

 

1495 Cavallo of Naples

 

Not really old but all via my dad.

Top 3:
1. German Lignose einhand pistol. Serial number shows produced in 1924. He may have carried it over when he immigrated in 1928
2. Mossberg model 44US with early 43 serial number and still has a functioning Lyman 57MS peep site. According to my dad, my grandfather volunteered to work as a civilian at the Ft Thomas Armory as both a firearms instructor and evaluating German language and dialect. After the war he continued with the civilian marksmanship program for several years. When the rifles he was responsible for were being decommissioned he purchased the one I have.
3. My dads Army Duffle Bag which could date from as early as 1953 when he shipped out to Korea. I found it after my parents both passed buried in an old closet.

 

1796 One Cent coin.