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The writing desk, the Macintosh-style chair that my brother made, this bed. The bookshelves (that I made) are probably around that old now (virtually all the books on them are older than that too, as are some of the clothes in the wardrobe). King Ludd - my old desktop that I haven't switched on at all in the last 4 years but still don't want to get rid of - is about that old too. It is basically a piece of furniture now. When it comes to it the aspidistra that is stood on it is more than twice that age - probably about three times in fact.
That coil-lead, clip-on, bright red lamp in the corner is more than twice that too. I bought it (and another) for a bedside 'table' project involving an oil drum in the late '80s. I never finished the project. I could carry on with stuff outside this room, but...