oldest thing - Page 2

infinite monkey · 08-17-2011, 08:27 AM

Dead Hobo. My first, circa 1982.

DanaC · 08-17-2011, 08:37 AM

I don't have many really old things. I had to be pretty ruthless about stuff when I was moving into my teeny tiny hobbit house.

Best I can do is my bedside table. It's actually not a table, but my bed is quite low down, so it kind of works. It's a stool. Very plain looking, rectangular wooden top, made from cut down planks of wood from a packing crate (tea I think) with sturdy legs from some long dead piece of furniture, twisted slightly in an almost spindle style.

It was Nan's. My Grandad made it for her when she was pregnant with their first kid (late 1930s). It was so she had something she could sit on to do some of the household tasks like peeling potatoes or shelling peas, or separating off metal caps from whatever it was they were connected to, which she did as piece work for extra cash.

wolf · 08-17-2011, 08:38 AM

I have a college sweatshirt that has the actual name of the college I went to, as opposed to a the name that changed just before graduation.

I have my high school graduation class tee shirt (has the names of everyone in the class on it).

I ditched, er, donated a lot of the "collection" when I last moved, when I got rid of some aged 1980s painters pants and color block sweaters.

Does Mr. Tiger, my childhood stuffed animal count?

Spexxvet · 08-17-2011, 08:55 AM

I have a Terry Crisp Flyers jersey, which dates from the mid-seventies. It's lasted so long because it's made from some synthetic which will never biodegrade.

skysidhe · 08-17-2011, 09:03 AM

I have an oil painting, painted by my grandmother in the 1970's. I have a crocheted hanger by the very same person too.

Sundae · 08-17-2011, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

Sundae's already too hot. Need to ditch the jacket :p

Hot as your hat and twice as sensitive
(only really works in countries where circumcisn is not the norm)

monster · 08-17-2011, 12:33 PM

I have a Dennis the Menace sweater that has to be 25 years old. I wear it when I'm cold and sick.

monster · 08-17-2011, 12:34 PM

a few other things from that era too, that I don't wear any more. But I'm a pack rat.

Clodfobble · 08-17-2011, 01:23 PM

I have a pair of green Adidas hemp sneakers that I think are circa 1980-83 or so. I know I am at least the third owner of them, perhaps more. They have fantastic arch support and are extremely flexible, neither of which are true of modern adidas. They are almost completely fallen apart by now, but I use them as lab shoes. I act like it's because it doesn't matter if I spill chemicals on them, but really it's because I can't get away with wearing such ratty things at any other time, and I would be very sad if I actually spilled chemicals on them. I have tried for years to find equivalent replacements, and/or to get them repaired/resoled, but no luck.

Gravdigr · 08-17-2011, 03:22 PM

Off the top of my head, I have a vintage 1973-4 Scooby-Doo Halloween costume. Plastic pants, shirt, and Scoobyface. In the original box.

And several large pieces of flint. No, not Flint! I used to have a flintlock rifle, and made my own flints.

Also some large pieces of lint.

glatt · 08-18-2011, 05:07 PM

I have a tie from 1982. Probably my oldest clothing still in the closet and not a trunk somewhere.

The oldest thing though, is a Kodak Duaflex 4, from around 1957.

ZenGum · 08-18-2011, 10:44 PM

One pair black synthetic tracksuit pants, issued by a certain multinational corporation to pizza delivery drivers around 1990, still doing service in their own right or as a thermal layer beneath other pants in winter.

The wardrobe itself is second hand, looks to be Queen Anne, circa 1910.

Lola Bunny · 08-19-2011, 04:01 PM

I have this sleeping bag, really old, don't remember when, probably from the late 70's. My mom won't let me throw it out.

footfootfoot · 08-19-2011, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I have a tie from 1982. Probably my oldest clothing still in the closet and not a trunk somewhere.

The oldest thing though, is a Kodak Duaflex 4, from around 1957.

Oh, well if we're gonna include cameras and such in the list...

Pico and ME · 08-19-2011, 06:22 PM

I have a pretty old camera in my closet. The oldest piece of clothing is a 17 yr old flannel shirt.

08-17-2011, 08:38 AM	#18
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have a college sweatshirt that has the actual name of the college I went to, as opposed to a the name that changed just before graduation. I have my high school graduation class tee shirt (has the names of everyone in the class on it). I ditched, er, donated a lot of the "collection" when I last moved, when I got rid of some aged 1980s painters pants and color block sweaters. Does Mr. Tiger, my childhood stuffed animal count? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-17-2011, 08:55 AM	#19
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I have a Terry Crisp Flyers jersey, which dates from the mid-seventies. It's lasted so long because it's made from some synthetic which will never biodegrade. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-17-2011, 12:33 PM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have a Dennis the Menace sweater that has to be 25 years old. I wear it when I'm cold and sick. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-17-2011, 12:34 PM	#23
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	a few other things from that era too, that I don't wear any more. But I'm a pack rat. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-17-2011, 01:23 PM	#24
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I have a pair of green Adidas hemp sneakers that I think are circa 1980-83 or so. I know I am at least the third owner of them, perhaps more. They have fantastic arch support and are extremely flexible, neither of which are true of modern adidas. They are almost completely fallen apart by now, but I use them as lab shoes. I act like it's because it doesn't matter if I spill chemicals on them, but really it's because I can't get away with wearing such ratty things at any other time, and I would be very sad if I actually spilled chemicals on them. I have tried for years to find equivalent replacements, and/or to get them repaired/resoled, but no luck. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-17-2011, 08:27 AM	#16
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Dead Hobo. My first, circa 1982.

08-17-2011, 09:03 AM	#20
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I have an oil painting, painted by my grandmother in the 1970's. I have a crocheted hanger by the very same person too.

08-17-2011, 03:22 PM	#25
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Off the top of my head, I have a vintage 1973-4 Scooby-Doo Halloween costume. Plastic pants, shirt, and Scoobyface. In the original box. And several large pieces of flint. No, not Flint! I used to have a flintlock rifle, and made my own flints. Also some large pieces of lint. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-18-2011, 05:07 PM	#26
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I have a tie from 1982. Probably my oldest clothing still in the closet and not a trunk somewhere. The oldest thing though, is a Kodak Duaflex 4, from around 1957.

08-18-2011, 10:44 PM	#27
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	One pair black synthetic tracksuit pants, issued by a certain multinational corporation to pizza delivery drivers around 1990, still doing service in their own right or as a thermal layer beneath other pants in winter. The wardrobe itself is second hand, looks to be Queen Anne, circa 1910. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-19-2011, 04:01 PM	#28
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	I have this sleeping bag, really old, don't remember when, probably from the late 70's. My mom won't let me throw it out.

08-19-2011, 06:22 PM	#30
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I have a pretty old camera in my closet. The oldest piece of clothing is a 17 yr old flannel shirt. Attached Images __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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