What Is The Oldest Thing You Own?

Steve was talking about how he had recently found some musket balls in an old box in his basement and we were shocked when he said they were actually used at Gettysburg in 1863. He bought them from the gift shop because he thought it was cool to own something that old. That got us to thinking about how we could turn this into the text question of the day. It was pretty easy, we would just ask you about the oldest thing you own!

TEXT QUESTION OF THE DAY:
What is the oldest thing you own?

Sewing machine

Co-worker found it in the trash and offered it to me a few years ago...

#TQOTD The oldest thing I own that still works is a 35mm camera from the early 70s. The oldest thing in general that I own is a penny from 1866. I guess it would still work, but I'm not going to spend it anytime soon. It's not worth anything but it's just cool.

#TQOTD A ceramic bowl that was a wedding gift from my great great grandma, given to my great grandma in the late 1800's.

The oldest thing I own is a picture of my mother when she was 2 years old from 1971

I have a 1797 great Britain 2 pence coin. Now that is old lol

I have wedding pictures of my mom's parents (my grandparents) wedding. I love the older pictures and now that my grandfather is no longer with us, the pictures have more of a sentimental value to me.

Hhhmmm..the oldest thing I own... it's prob. My husband! Lol

I have the wine glasses that my grandparents used at their wedding. Their oldest child is 88 so they have to be 90ish years old? They were given to me by my aunt/godmother (the 88-year-old) when she moved into a senior apartment complex. My oldest daughter plans on using them at her wedding.

Not me, but my aunt. She has a handwritten journal from my great aunt dated from about 1890s-1950s. It's amazing, talks about paying the electric bill that was $1.25 among other great stories.

Growing up. My grandpa went to auction sales. And they just gave him his own number. Well, when he passed I got that as I always went to them with him since I was like 5.

I have m grandpa's military ring. He was the Command sergeant major of the state of Michigan. In the army, reserves passed away one month Exactly before I was born. The ring means everything to me and its 73 years old. Not me the ring lol he passed away 33 years ago 7 days ago.

I have a 6 chair dining room set from my grandparents when they died 9 years ago. I'm told the set is at least 100 years old however I haven't found any way to verify this. One of the chairs is a "captains" chair. It's the only one of the set that has armrests. Also, through a past job, I have acquired 2 porcelain plated license plates. One from 1913 and the other from 1914.

I do have some old things I inherited, by the oldest thing I personally have where I have been the only owner is my makeup caboodle from 1984. I graduated in 85, so I am old. Lol, I still use it to hold my nail polish.

My great grandmother's engagement ring from 1920.

I think the oldest thing we have is some furniture from my husband's great-grandparents. Table and chairs and a buffet and a hutch. The family was gonna throw it away. It was all in perfect condition until we got it last year.... it was always in the room the kids weren't allowed in... now our family uses it daily.

A full set of Encyclopedia Britannica published in 1932 and the yearly update up to 1940

I have a truddle sewing machine that means it is powered using a pedal power why is my profession I'm an industrial sewer

#TQOTD: the oldest thing I have I believe is a blanket from my grandmother. She made it for me when I was young and I have never let it go.

The oldest thing I own. I have a family picture dated 1899. My grand mother's family before she was born. My great grandparent had 5 kids in the 1899 photo. I also have a family photo 1906 they had 11 kids. My grandmother was a twin like me.

A bread knife my great grandfather immigrated with from Sweden in 1906 his mom gave it to him used. I "borrowed" it from my Dad then told him possession is 9/10 of the law.

? Of the day...I would say an agate (dad and I would look for hours for them on shore)from Lake superior or an old steel purse I have from the 1900s. Or maybe an old Bologna sandwich in the back of the fridge, Baha

The oldest thing I own (more of a family owning)... it is a baptismal gown that my great-great grandmother made for my great grandpa in 1904. It continued in the family as my grandma wore it, my mom and Uncle, my sister and myself and now my future niece/nephew will wear it in a couple months. It is still glowing white and in great condition 118 years later

I have an old Lane cedar chest from my great grandma

A blanket my grandparents made me it's as old as I am. I'm oldish, 36

Good morning! My oldest thing I have is a 30-30 rifle that my dad handed down to me from my grandpa.

Oldest item I own, my great grandma's anniversary ring.

The oldest thing that I own is my home. We bought our house from my mother and father-in-law and it is the house that my husband grew up in his entire life. My husband is 30 and has only lived in another house for two years when we moved out on our own to a rental for two years. Now we are raising our children in the same house that my husband was raised in.

Oldest things I have an 1895 crank phonograph and bedroom set made at the turn of last century. Then my husband lol...... colleen

Oldest thing I own is a coffee cup from my grandma that I used when we had coffee together when I was a child.

Our house is the oldest thing we own, 118 years old

I bought a series of 24 books that were written in 1918. They are black leather bound and serve only as a decoration in our office.

The two oldest items I have are a corner cupboard built in 1825 for my 4x great-aunt for her 18th birthday. It still has the original glass in it and came from England. I also have two cookbooks from 1835.

My house built in 1880! LOVE my house

I have my Grandmother's cast iron pan..50+ years old

My red 1970 f250

Oldest thing I own is a dresser that was my grandma's. She received it as a gift from her wedding. I've refinished it and use it as a changing table and dresser in my daughter's room so that she has a piece of her great grandma with her for many years

Husband is the oldest thing I own...still occasionally works 😝 lol

The oldest thing I own....my husband

Ha!! My husband- he's 14 years older than me

Panties😌😁😁😁

A Masonic temple sword. Was my step grandfather's who was born in 1872

Good morning the oldest item I own is my grandma's wedding ring she got it in 1951 after my grandpa and her knew each other for 1 week he shipped off to the service purchased the ring at the Army store for $75 and mailed it home to her they were married in November of 1952 were married for 49 years before he passed she gave the ring to me one week before she passed away it's my most cherished item

The oldest thing that I own is my grandmother's wedding band. When my grandfather went to get a wedding band he got it at an auction and it's recovered jewelry from the Titanic

My teddy bear is the oldest thing I own! He has been with me since day 1. I'm 23 and can't get myself to get rid of him

Timmy the tooth< a megalodon tooth. It's carbon dated 20 million years old

My great grandma gave me a little 1-foot metal stove that she has had forever. It all comes apart in pieces and it was my favorite thing when I was I kid.

I have a glass water picture that my grandmother gave me. It belonged to her Great Aunt. My grandmother passed away 10 years ago. She was in her 90's back then.

The oldest thing I own would have to be my savings bonds from 2000 that I received from work for perfect attendance.

A Detroit Tigers hat my grandpa gave me that he got when he was 15 years old- some time in the 50's. Still has the tag on it

The oldest thing I own is my great grandma's China set in perfect condition ❤️

On a serious note- I have the guest book from my great grandmother's wedding.

My grandmother's wedding dress from over 50 years ago.

The oldest thing I own is a Czechoslovakia and D candor set from the 1800s

The oldest thing I have is my grandmother's hutch, made in 1914.

Oldest thing I own is a family bible w names and dates etched in it from the 1700s. I found it in my grandmother's house after she passed.

The oldest thing I own is a handmade silver serving dish that was my great-great grandmother's. It was given to her and s a wedding gift and has been passed down thus to the women of my family from my mother's side.

#tqotd the oldest thing I own is my truck which is 18 years old but the oldest thing I will inherit/buy into is our families landscape company which started in 1932

I'm not sure if this counts as "owning", but I found a native American arrowhead when I was younger in Colorado… I'm guessing that's pretty darn old

The oldest thing I own is a pair of cufflinks from my great-grandfather's suit from the army back in World War 1! (Also his 2 purple hearts that he was given over the years)

The Blankey I sleep with. I know I'm an adult but I've had it since I was a baby :-) hard to sleep without it. I jokingly told my husband that I would pick him over the Blankey any day :-) I'm 42

We inherited the piano that my grandpa learned to play on it's been in the family for 100 years

My daughter has her blanket from when she was a baby. It is called brown blanket. She takes it to college with her!

Oldest thing I own is medical books from 1885.

I have a dress that was my Great grandmas when she was a little girl. My great aunt gave it to me. And another aunt gave me the headboard for it 😊

The oldest thing I have is a newspaper from 1932. Also my great grandmother's China. Have a great day!!!

The oldest thing I own is my husband's great grandmother's engagement and wedding band. It was passed on to his grandmother and when it was passed to me my husband was the only of her grandchildren married. Best part is when they went to clean and re-size it for me it was already my size.

The oldest thing I own is a glass pitcher with a lid from my mother's grandmother!

My husband! LOL! He's 7 years older than me and it's our favorite joke that he was working on the high school while I was attending it. Mind you, we didn't meet for 10 years later but it's still funny!

I don't own this because I was too scared to have my grandmothers Grandfather clock. So my dad donated it to the GR Public Museum. It is in the "Time Keepers" display. It was brought over from Scottland. My grandma went to Scottland to get the clockmakers birth & death record. The clock was 150 years old and worked until my family donated it. We look at it every time we go to the museum.😁

Have my grandma and grandpa’s table and china hutch they bought it from an antique store when they were married in 1936

I have a piece of meteorite. About 3 mil years old. It's in a ring

The oldest thing I own is a doll from my great grandma. It was hers when she was a child.

My husband has his great grandfathers bible. Over 100 years old.

I own a 2 liter of Mountain Dew that's almost 10 years old! I drank a lot of Mountain Dew when I was younger and my friends bought one and all signed it for me when I moved to Michigan in the summer of 2009. I still have it in my old bedroom at my parent's house

My names Dylan I own an old toy chest that's my dad's grandfather built for him when he was a kid, my dad, is now 45 I am 21 and now it's getting handed down to my daughter

The oldest thing that I own is a china doll that my dad bought while stationed in China for my great grandma in 1995. He bought it for 200dollars. She passed away recently and we were going through things my name is written at the bottom of the stand In her handwriting

TQOTD My first pair of earrings. Got them when I was about two months old. Im 29 now

TQOTD. A vase my grandma gave me for my wedding that her grandmother gave to her at her wedding

The oldest thing that I own is, an 8-quart wash pan that my grandmother received as a wedding present in the 30s

The oldest thing I own is my family bible. It belonged to my grandmother and I believe her mother as well. The front cover reads, "The year eighteen hundred and" with a space to fill in the year. Not sure how old it is, but it's really old.

My grandfathers wheat penny collection, some (I think) from the 1800s and some are silver From WWI and WWII (since steel and copper went to the war effort)

I am 26 and I have a small stuffed animal bunny that my dad bought for me when I was born. It is missing an eye but I love it so much.

My husband teddy bear he got when he was born.. he is now 31. That thing has had lots of love and is out up for safe keeping

Oldest thing I own, my great grandparents silver from their wedding. My grandma is 97, her parents