What do you own that have been passed through the generations?

I have an Irish fighting club called a schillelly (sorry if the spelling is wrong). It was presented to my Grandfather, who I never met, when he left Harland and Wolfe shipyard in Belfast after being a foreman there for several years.

A clock that from my dad's side of the family - after she died and her house was cleared, the posessions were divided up - (dad was one of 10 so not sure how they did it) dad was working away during the week, so was just given this rather large grandmother clock that chimes. It has a loud tick and as I hate ticking clocks, hasn't worked for some years.
From my mum's side, I have her mother's engagement ring. I never knew that grandmother as she died when my mum was in her late teens.
I also have an Easter cactus plant that was my nan's ! (Dad's mum) It was found at the back of a cupboard, just about alive so mum bought it home. It has flowered every year since and is at least 35 years old so not sure if that classes as multi generation !

A miniature solid brass anvil about 3in tall. Apprentice piece was my maternal grandmothers given to her by one of her brothers

A China rose bowl that belonged to my maternal Granny (who died just before my Mum got married).
My Paternal grandmother's China tea set. Also her engagement ring, a bracelet, and her wrist watch which I have recently had mended.
Most of my Mum's jewellery and a Cross which belonged to my Dad.
I also have a Cross which my Stepgran gave to my Mum (her Stepdaughter). The cross originally belonged to my Stepgran's mother.
I also have my Mum's childhood Teddy, who at 87 is a little the worse for wear. I would love to get him repaired. All much treasured.

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When I was 21 my grandmother gave me an old oak box full of cutlery which had belonged to her mother. Hall marks date to around 1880. Amongst other items its got fish knives in it. Who uses those now? I also have a ruby ring given to my mother by the same grandmother. There used to be 2 similar rings but unfortunately my mum pawned the other one and could not afford to redeem it.

I have lots of Jewellery & clothes from my late mother, her mother and my mother in law, which has been handed down through generations. I also have vases lots of Danish Royal porcelain and Bing & Grondahl. The oldest item I have which is from my father's side and passed down to the oldest son through several generations is a fruit bowl ornament.

Theres some really old books which i think may have been my grandmas, as they were in my late mums stuff, and were much older than her, and a few things which were my mums.

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Shillelagh the proper. spelling of the Irish club or cudgel

Beautiful teeth!

This young lady. She was bought by my great-grandmother for my grandmother, then aged five. Later she became my mother's doll and then mine.

Efter over a century in little girl's clothes, I have just made her a ball-gown and corset (with advantages).

No-one will want her when I am gone, so I am steeling myself to give her and her younger sisters and brothers to a museum.

A Minton china magpie which my mother broke when in service at age 15 (wages 10 shillings a month!). She was shouted at and told to throw it in the dustbin but smuggled it up to her room, bought a tube of glue and stuck it back together.It's precious to me and will be passed down to my daughter along with it's story.

A sampler created in 1886 by my Great Grandma when her mother (my Great Great Grandma) died aged 39. I treasure it.

We have nothing valuable but I like to use everyday items that have been passed down. I have a large mixing bowl that belonged to my nana and I use her tea caddy every day. I also have my great grandmothers rolling pin which I love to use and think about the connection to her, although I never met her.

Nothing. I passed it all on when I moved house. They'll have nothing to argue over when I'm gone!

My DDs already have furniture from my MIL. this leaves me with 3 x 12 piece china tea/dinner services. Also one from my Mum. Non of which will ever be used except at funeral teas. There are other things too numerous to list. Maybe that should be my new years resolution --- sorting and disposing.

My grandfather clock. Made in Wales as a wedding present to one of my ancestors about 200 years ago. I hope my daughter will treasure it when it comes to her.

My husband's father was a great collector of oak furniture, paintings and china. They were distributed around the family. My daughter wanted to paint a 17th century oak settle white, she thought it would be chic. We gave it to our son. I've now found a pile of antiquarian books and a tusk in the attic. What to do with them I wonder.

Nothing from GPs as both sets were very poor. DM had 5 siblings, her DF died when she was 10 so very hard times. DFs parents had a military life (2nd Boer War/lst World war era). His campaign medals were all that he left and they eventually went to a nephew. So fancy teasets, jewellery etc just not part of either GPs lives.

I wear my paternal grandmother's wedding ring from 1930s as mine is too tight and I also have her runner bean slicer from a similar era!?

On my mother’s side of the family l have two Victorian wall plaques and Bairnsfather wall plate from the First World War. I also have two of my grandmother’s tea sets. On my father’s side I have the piano which was bought new for my grandfather when he was a child just before the First World War. It is a Broadwood Cottage Upright, which was the Rolls Royce of pianos in it’s day and still has a beautiful, delicate tone. It was given to my parents when they were married as my mother could play the piano and was the piano l practised on throughout my childhood. It now sits in my music room next to the Yamaha piano l teach on but is far too delicate for teaching. I love the Yamaha piano but the Broadwood has a special place in my heart.

What do I own from previous generations of my family? Being a war baby left behind by an American GI whose English mother arranged an adoption before my birth; not much! Yet I now know that my inheritance has been a gene giving dark red hair. Passed on to my eldest son and his eldest son to one of my younger great grandchildren. Ancestry.com and an organisation called GItrace which helps war babies trace their American GI fathers, introduced me to a number of American cousins. Many who also share the gene for dark red hair. So I carried my inheritance proudly on my head until the years passed by and my former glory turned cream. Yep, cream.

Oh so many things, most of them everyday items of no great value - kitchen china and cutlery. I make gravy every Sunday with a solid silver fork and spoon that were my grandmother's. On New Year's Eve we drank a toast from two 400 year old glasses from DH's family. I'm a firm believer that such items, however old or valuable, were made to be used not hidden away in cabinets.

I have lots of things from my maternal grandparents and their previous generations. My favourite possession is a parlour organ left to my GF by his great aunt. I have fond memories of him playing hymns on it on Sunday evenings. As none of us can play we have converted it into a desk for my husband. We found a short letter inside it in the most beautiful handwriting dated 1846.

I quite often wear items of my GM jewellery especially a gold mourning locket that was my GGMs, it's plain and elegant and looks great worn with a black poloneck sweater.. I would have loved to have had my Mum's silver nursing buckle. My grandmother designed it and had it made for her when she passed her finals, I used to love polishing it when I was little, but I think Mum sold it to pay some bills in her later years. She did that a lot rather than admit she was struggling.

Some of my my favourite things are the old photo albums and my GM's postcard album. I can name most of the people in the photo albums right back to my GGGPs, and the postcard album has been useful in my family history research; names, addresses, dates etc.

Sadly I have nothing from my father's family - long story there. But I absolutely treasure the birthday, Christmas and Easter cards he sent me when I was small. Mum never showed me them and I only found them after her death. She had put them in a scrapbook up to the age of five. It was so special to see his handwriting. Lots of tears then.

I think our eldest son is the only one who may be interested in some of these old things after we're gone. We gave him his grandfather's classic car which he's lovingly restoring, and he has his GF's Hunter watch and chain and wore it on his wedding day.

Like many people I enjoy watching the repair shop. If I was to take anything to them it would be my GM's gold watch given to her by my GF on their 1st Anniverary in 1911. It's a pretty little thing but no longer works and high street jewellers just don't want to be bothered with it or say it's not worth the expense involved.

What items would other GNers take to the Repair Shop?

My Mum was brought up By her Aunt as her Mum died when she was almost 2... I have a chair and aim to paint it White ...I'm guessing its at least 70 years old

Grandmas singer treadle sewing machine, it's c1911. It still works well, sewed some sets of scrubs on it earlier last year.