Old things still in regular use?

Breadboard and rolling pin bought in Nairobi in 1965.

Habitat kitchen units 1978.
Creda tumble drier 1976 (timer has gone)
Hoover mixer still works but the rubber parts have perished...(1969)
Russell Hobbs electric kettle 1969, wedding present has just stopped working.
Non electric things: well. I have hardly ever bought new things so everything, including me, is ancient.
Prams, cots, sewing machine, toys. If only I had the energy to sell them on ebay.

A bread board that was a wedding present in 1974.

NanKate. I was just going to say the same.

Our kitchen table and chairs belonged to DH’s parents. They have the CC utility sign on then.

My DH ?

Our Habitat black dining room table and 6 chairs with raffia seats.

I still have a butter knife that I bought 52 years ago as a newly wed.

An old flat iron that could either be put on the gas ring or stood in front of a fire to hot up to iron the washing, now used as a door stop, that belonged to my grandmother and was passed on to me well over 60 years ago.
It must be well over 150 years old now.

I am still using my mother’s wooden chopping board which she had as a wedding present 69 years ago. I also still use my cream Mason Cash mixing bowl, which I paid £2 for in the village shop over 40 years ago.

Nilfisk vacuum cleaner has been with me for fifty years and going strong. Not used so regularly now as I've a cordless one for upstairs.

I'm still using my grandmother's Singer sewing machine from 1891. Beautiful Victorian engineering. No fancy stitches, just solid and reliable. My mother made lots of clothes for me on that machine when I was a child.

Perhaps this is cheating, but y grandmother's spice box.

It is tin painted black with a gold line round it, it looks exactly like an old fashioned cashbox. Open the lid and it is divided into six square compartments each with a removeable lidded box like a tea caddy. She kept spices in it and so do I - allspice, cinamon, cloves, ginger, mixed spice and nutmeg -

It dates to the late 19th century, as does the tall tin biscuit box, I keep the spaghetti in, which also came from the same grandmother via an aunt.

Mine’s an ironing board too, wedding present in 1972, so nearly 50 years old!

My Mother's wedding (1940) china full Dinner Service. I always loved it and associated it with Christmas and Birthdays. She gave it to me the first Christmas after I was married, when I was expected to prepare the Christmas dinner for the whole family thereafter. I also have my own full dinner service a joint wedding present from my 2 bridesmaids. It has seldom been used. Kept in the original boxes every piece is still free of chips or cracks.

However, a few pieces of my DM's set have suffered over the years. When my everyday dishes needed replaced, I suddenly decided that rather than buy new dishes I would instead use up my DM's ones every day, which I have done. They brighten up the simplest meal and even if a few get broken there are plenty more to see me out.

Pastry maker that my mum bought in 1948 at the Ideal Home Exhibition. I still prefer to use it rather than my food processor or Kenwood Chef!

Good story shysal

When I started my first job in a hospital laboratory, straight from school, I was given a pair of forceps. I used them right through my career (not for anything hazardous) until I retired. I still use them every day to remove individual pills from my dosette box because my fingers are too fat for the small compartments. I suppose technically I stole them, but disposable ones were the standard issue by the time I left.

Another Kenwood here - an electric hand mixer used every day and still going strong. Received as a present in 1971.

mrsmopp

I am still using my Charles and Diana Royal Wedding tea towels. Still going strong after 40 years.

More than can be said for the marriage, sadly.

I am still using C&D wedding mugs, and a commemorative plate is useful to stand a large indoor plant on.

My Moulinex mixer/ blender, circa 1974, is still useful to make breadcrumbs, although my DS says it would be classed as unsafe nowadays, if you got your finger in!

Ironing board. A wedding present, bought with Greenshield stamps. (1964!) and a Prestige H-Dome pressure cooker, same vintage.

90s George Foreman grill, only ever used for toasted sandwiches
what's all that about

Ha, Grannybags, maybe I should have added dh - still excellent at clearing up the kitchen and loading/unloading the dishwasher. Not planning to trade him in any time soon. ?

Another Kenwood Chef, wedding present in 1974.
I did once have it repaired and serviced - it went ‘sick’ shortly before one Christmas and I really missed it - but it came back as good as new.

Me!

Chopping board made in Teak, a wedding present from 1977. Also have some china Charles and Diana mugs still using.