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

Where do I start? I have a trunk full of treasured heirlooms including my mother's 1940s shoes she wore when courting, father's RAAF log book, 1930s Box brownie camera (used for 60 years!) and 200 letters. Amongst the things I'm using are a beautiful painted mirror (1950s or older), an 1890 Singer sewing machine and a Victorian preserving pan. I could go on but the list is long!

A 'wag at the wa' clock which was my gran's and is now with my son. I have two vases which were also my gran's. Two bronze elephants (small) which belonged to an aunt who was given them when she lived in India before the war. My father's bunnets which I keep. My grandson likes to wear them. He's two. ?

Meant to include ‘ given to my Grandmother’.

Apart from jewellery; a complete set of Dicken’s novels that were a school prize for being top in Latin and English in 1913, when she was 13.

An oak dresser that belonged to my parents (from part of a farmhouse kitchen from my grandparents). My dad was placed in a large drawer as a baby for afternoon naps). It has been painted and new handles put on and looks lovely in my daughter’s home.

My great grandmother’s wedding tea service. My great aunt’s
wedding tea service. Another great aunt’s Wedgewood collection. My grandmother’s wedding ring, makes me sad she died age 31 giving birth to my mother.

A collection of journals from my great grandfather, he was a baptist minister and wrote of the Great Depression, his friendship with Keir Hardie the first Labour mp

2 framed photographs of my grandparents.

My Mum’s dinner service and maternal grandmother’s glass trifle bowl. I used them all on Christmas Day. I also have my Mum and aunt’s china tea sets and a lovely cake stand that belonged to my Gran. They were used a few months ago when I did my granddaughter’s birthday in afternoon tea style.

My grandfather made a dolls house for my mum (she was born in 1928). I played with it, then my daughter and now my two granddaughters do. We have added updated furniture for each generation although we have kept the washing machine with the mangle part from when I used it in the early sixties. Of course the latest recipients don't have a clue what it is!

My grandfather was a cabinet maker and made a very complicated desk with a secret compartment. It was in my mother's house as I grew up, then my house and is now with my daughter.

A brass bedpan that was my Welsh Grandmothers I’m ashamed to say it’s in the garage.

A dinner service and matching tea set, rings and other jewellery, some silver items – and masses of love.