Huck's blog on his old microwave was timely. Consumer Reports just had a story on Great Old Appliances, Long Lives highlighting people who have products that have lasted a long time. The record holder for their article is a 1926 Stewart Stove.
Mine, as I already pointed out, is a 1978 Amana microwave. This is even more impressive when you consider the number of plasma balls I have created in it!
The other precious old item I have is an original Celestron 8 telescope circa 1978. It is the original orange tube they were known for making in the 1970's.
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That would be my stereo. Got it in 1984 for a graduation gift.It is:
Sherwood AD-2210 CP Intergated Stereo Amplifier
Sherwood TD-2010 CP AM/FM Digital Sythensizer Tuner
Sherwood ST-870 Belt Driven Semi Automatic Turntable
Since then, I've through through three tape decks. I'm presently using a Yamaha K-31 Double Tape Deck.
I upgraded in the early '90's with a Sony SDP-291 CD player and some Pioneer CS-K531 speakers featuring 11" woofers,4 1/2" tweeters, and 3" mid range.
Believe me,this stereo can still kick some major ass.
I just tossed my tape player I bought in 1980. Also my toaster is old (I did buy a new one but it was too wide for me.) I remember the one I used up north where the sides came down and you toasted it one side at a time.
I have a self propelled hoover from 1978 (xmas gift). In the kitchen utensil drawer there is a powered knife from 77. My oldest stuff however are my tools. Craftsman auto analyzer. That has to be from around 1975. My oldest toy is a Southbend tool room lathe from 1954.
My electric cooktop and vent hood is original to the house, built back in the 1950's. That baby is beautiful! Stainless steel top and art deco black plastic knobs. Still works like a champ, thanks to a friend who welded one of the burners recently when a piece broke loose.
The clock in the kitchen is also the doorbell. That baby is original to the house as well. It makes, as my son recently said, "breathing noises" from time to time when it operates. A quick squirt with some silicone spray and it is good for awhile.
Something so tangible about old stuff. The designs are so neat, you hate to see them go.
My ex and I had an old Crosley refrigerator that was handed down from my parents. I grew up with that thing. It got to the point that it would occasionally shock you when you grabbed the metal handle, so I just wrapped electrical tape around it.
My grandmother won a GE refrigerator in the early 1930's. My folks ended up with it sometime in the late 40's or early 50's. I remember that in the early 80's, my Mom gave it to someone for a 'beer refrigerator.' She had replaced it as the main refrigerator in the 60's. When the 'new one' kicked in, we were all running around the house trying to find the source of that 'noise!'
I'm sure it has gone to Appliance Heaven by now, but in all the time she owned that refrigerator, all that was replaced on it was the door gasket.
My kids and I watch an old counsel tv from GE that my stepdads grandma had...........You should see the size of the remote,heehee........bigger than my arm..I'm thinking about late 70's.....rabbit ears are just as old!
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