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

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

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.

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.

Beautiful teeth!

Shillelagh the proper. spelling of the Irish club or cudgel

for some unknown reason it will not let me upload a photo of it

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.

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.

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.

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

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 !

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.

I have a small wooden trunk that my great grandparents took to Canada when they immigrated from Ireland to homestead in Ontario in the 1880s. I moved to England in 1968 with my British husband and, when my parents died, brought the trunk (my only big heirloom) to London where it has pride of place in our hall. I wish it could relate the story of its trip from Ireland to rural Ontario and what life was like for my hardy pioneer ancestors.

Unfortunately there was not a lot to.pass down after being bombed out of our homes 3 times during the war. However I hope my GD will treasure the messages to me from my Father when he was serving with Montgomery. They are the special fax type paper with phrases which were allowed. Also his war service records and medals, together with my late Husband's Fleet Air Arm service records. Also have some petrol coupons and ration books!! Luckily none of these precious items take up too much room to keep them safe.

Family stuff has always been passed down? Most of my furniture, curtains, cookware, china, cutlery.... Most things that last including some of my mother's clothes, clocks in particular as my partner was known to be a competent mender of all mechanical things. I have always recycled, altered and renovated things. I am now starting to try and move some of this 'treasure' on but the kids don't want it!

I have a letter which was sent to my mum from her dad when he was at sea she was only 11. A few days later the ship went down he was the only one that died as he was fast asleep in his cabin the rest of the crew all survived. I cherish the letter along with his log book. Other than that I have kept her purse and shopping bag as these mean more to me as she used them everyday. They didn’t have anything of value furniture wise or accessories but I don’t need them I have my memories and that’s enough.

The usual China and cut glass but the oldest is a huge mixing bowl, and I mean huge,which belonged to my Welsh Nain, then my Mum, now me and the black oval boiling pot with her Christmas pudding recipe. We have a Pudding Day each October and now my grandchildren do the mixing. It will be their Mum's next. I am 82, Mum lived to 94 so they have to be getting on for at least 150 years I reckon.

My family was very poor. I don't have anything in terms of possessions but I had a wonderful childhood filled with happy memories thanks to my parents. I hope I have been able to pass on the happiness I knew to my own children and through them to my grandchildren.

Sadly we have nothing that has been passed down through the generations - I always watch the Repair Shop with envy thinking how lovely it would be to have something that evokes such treasured memories! One of my favourite programmes!

I have a grandmother clock which belonged to my grandparents. It has little monetary value but priceless in sentimental value to me and hopefully will eventually pass to one of my children.

Grandma 2213 Maybe the eldest

I never owned anything of value, heirloom or otherwise, until the year my mother died. Her older sister came to see her and gave me my grandmother's engagement ring, with her name engraved inside and her and my grandfather's wedding rings. My mother was the only one of 4 sisters to marry and both her parents died when she was a child so I never knew them. I felt a strong bond because her rings fitted perfectly even though I have large hands and fingers so I guess I have inherited them too.

I have no daughters but 4 grand daughters so have no idea who they should go to next.

Nothing. My maternal Grandmother gave me a ring which (aged eight) I was convinced was solid gold with an inset of diamonds.

On mature reflection I think it probably came from Woolworths but I wish I hadn't lost it on a beach on the IOW because it was too large.

I used to dream that my brothers and I found it on a later holiday.

I have a bracelet that was my granny's. She thought it was gold, but it's only gold plated. But it has a lot of sentimental value. My DGS has books that I kept that belonged to his mother, my DD, as a child. He loves knowing I read them to her as a child.