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What is something in your house (a piece of furniture, a tool or houseware) that is more than 20 years old? (piefed.zip)

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[–] Libb@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

A vast mjority of our objects are 20+ years. I can think of:

Books. Most are form the 19th century, quite few are much older than that. Some more are from the XXth. I have a few from the XXI too, but they're the minority ;)
Bookshelves. They're your standard Ikea but they must be at least 20 years old.
Some of my notes and manuscripts are 35+ years. I still use reading notes I made back at university in the early 90s.
A few CDs and probably DVDs too.
My FM radio is from 1995, or so.
My thermal typewriter is from the late 80s, still working wonders. My mechanical typewriter is from my grandfather and must date back from the 60s.
Our dining table. It too was inherited from my grandfather, who already got it as an antiquity (it's worth nothing, I just like it a lot: it's so well crafted it's a joy to look at that craftsmanship)
A few of my fountain pens.
One of my two watches.
Plates and silverwares.
Heck, even our oven is 40+ years old (still working great).
Tea pot and kettle.
My Victorinox pocket knife. Must be at least 45 years old.
My grandfather's chess pieces (the one he made to play chess, while he was a war prisoner in WWII Germany) with the chessboard he sketched on the back of a large sheet of paper.
My own set of chess pieces and chessboard.
My portable Kasparov Advanced Trainer is from 1988 or 89, I believe. It's much less powerful than any recent chess engine, but unlike most contemporary electronics it is still working perfectly after all those years.
A few pictures of me and my spouse, not much as we're not obsessed with photographing ourselves. Some photographs that photographers friends offered me or that I purchased along the years.
Last but I hope not least, my spouse and I :p