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By *assy69Man 49 weeks ago
West Sussex and Wales |
"Possession you have? How old is it?
I have a tea chest that dates from WW1. It belonged to my great-grandmother x"
I have a Bible Concordance, the copy I have was printed in 1871 so is pretty old  |
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I've got a silver milk jug that is stamped ( Hall marked ) dated 1750 I've had two separate valuations on it and one said worthless and another offered me £10 maximum for something so old I can't believe it's low value . |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 49 weeks ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
I have an ammonite fossil around 180 million years old.
On a more mundane level, I have several books dating from the 19th century - the oldest from the 1820s. I also own a cutlass salvaged from a shipwreck off the Eastern Cape coast in South Africa in about 1820. Oh, and inherited from from my wife, who had an archaeology degree, I have Nabatean coins from Petra in Jordan, from the reign of King Aretas (c10-40 CE) and a "Widow's Mite" - a small copper coin from late 1st Century CE Judaea.
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"I have a 1st edition of a book that was checked out of a library in 1934 and never returned. It has the library slip still on the inside cover.
Printed in 1930
I wonder what the fine would be!  "
24 pence a week!
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I have a couple of fossils that are 200-150 million years old
A medal with my family crest from 1700 and something
Binoculars from the 1950s. A vanity unit from the late 1920s and a wardrobe from the 1940s
I have some plates and silverware from the 1890s and a couple of dresses from the 1960s |
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By *ullyMan 49 weeks ago
Near Clacton |
Besides really old coins I have a Postmans Alarm clock from my dearly loved grandma it was made in 1888, and still works and keeps good time.There were only 100 of them made like mine. I take it apart ever 5 years for a clean and re lubricate.
I love a bit of lubrication. |
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By *hilloutMan 49 weeks ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
Christmas figurines depicting the birth of christ with all the characters; baby christ, Mary, Joseph, the three Kings. All made of porcelain and over a 100 years old. Handed down from great grandmother. Beautiful craftsmanship |
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By (user no longer on site) 49 weeks ago
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A pair of boxers that I got from my father, that he got from he's father, and so on, dating back to 1706.
Other than that some old coins from a few 100 years ago.
I've got a wutang hoodie I've had for about 25 years 
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 49 weeks ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"I’ve got a fossilised shark tooth that’s about 10 million years old or so
Theres several been mentioned on here- how do you know they are authentic? Just musing?"
I picked the fossilised ammonite up in the rocks on the beach at Staithes, near Whitby, which is famous for them.
I have the provenance for the cutlass (my family came from Port Elizabeth on the South East coast of South Africa). I bought my wife the coins with certificate and provenance from an antiquities dealer in Oxford.
The books have dates in, and are patently old. |
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I have jewellery from the 19th century, via my Grandma.
Grandad's rocking chair is 1910-20s originally, which I have.
I have original birth and death certs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries too, as well as photos. |
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"I have an ammonite fossil around 180 million years old.
On a more mundane level, I have several books dating from the 19th century - the oldest from the 1820s. I also own a cutlass salvaged from a shipwreck off the Eastern Cape coast in South Africa in about 1820. Oh, and inherited from from my wife, who had an archaeology degree, I have Nabatean coins from Petra in Jordan, from the reign of King Aretas (c10-40 CE) and a "Widow's Mite" - a small copper coin from late 1st Century CE Judaea.
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Interesting as in 1820 the British settlers settled in grahamstown , in the eastern cape  |
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By (user no longer on site) 49 weeks ago
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A fossil ... between 66 million years and 140 million years.
A family Bible, can't remember how old it is but about 200 to 300 years old. Will look for it tomorrow.
Pennies that are over 100 years old. |
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"Loads of fossils... Rock salt
My house is 120 years
I have some Irish linen that was embroidered by my mum's mum
I have a 53 year old paper premium bond  "
Actually yes, we have lots of fossils in our house, so they will be the oldest things |
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