<p>I was reminded of this on the thread about green: many of you have kept stuff until its’ warn out (and they used to make things to last!).</p>
<p>What are some of the old things you still use and are amazed they continue to be functional?</p>
<p>Our big boxy TV from 14 years go is still working fine (I wish the damn thing would stop working so I could get a new one…). </p>
<p>We had a microwave from 1984 that we probably should have stopped using long before last year…</p>
<p>Technics turntable that we purchased back in 1980. Don’t use it often but it still works. We still have about 300 albums (on vinyl).</p>
<p>1969 Porsche 911 S and a pair of AR 3a loudspeakers from around 1968. Also my 1956 Lionel train set. I’ll never part with any of them.</p>
<p>Husband’s 1953 or 1954 Omega automatic watch.</p>
<p>My Husband</p>
<p>^^ That answer’s hard to beat!</p>
<p>Same response as swimcatsmom; old but at least still ticking.</p>
<p>You guys are too funny. lol</p>
<p>my cat is really old. And is starting to smell. :(</p>
<p>A thirteen inch TV I got for high school graduation 30 years ago.</p>
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<p>So’s my H…</p>
<p>Na - not gonna go there (just joking 
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<p>Computer from 1998.</p>
<p>I was just remarking to my husband that I have a Cutco soup ladle that I’ve had for 31 years. I felt sorry for a fellow grad student who was selling it for $15 (which was a LOT of money for me at the time). But I still have it and it looks like new.</p>
<p>My 25 year old Cuisinart food processor (DLC-7 Pro) is still working too.</p>
<p>Oh…and so is my husband:)</p>
<p>Wow, thumper, that reminds me that my Cuisinart is 21 years old and I still use it every week. :)</p>
<p>Great thread idea. I have a Hamilton Beach Mixette hand mixer from 1963 which is as good as new. My mother made every batch of cookies in my childhood with it, as I have for my kids. She gave it to me when I got married. As far as I know they’re the original mixing blades too. It’s just a really neat thing to have and I’ve never dreamed of moving up to the fancy Kitchen Aid mixers, though I’m sure they’re wonderful.</p>
<p>"Our big boxy TV from 14 years go is still working fine (I wish the damn thing would stop working so I could get a new one…). "</p>
<p>You took the words right out of my mouth! I’m a skinflint, and I’ll never replace it as long as it works. My parents had had it for a good ten years when they gave it to me in 2002…damn that quality Japanese construction.</p>
<p>I have an Oster kitchen center that is over 28 years old and works perfectly. It is a base with a motor that came with different attachments like a heavy duty mixer, a blender, and a slicer/grater (with several disks). I later purchased other attachments including a food processor and an ice cream maker 
and all of them are great. It takes up so much less space than having all of those separate appliance. I am not sure if this type of kitchen center is still made.</p>
<p>I have a 25-year-old Seiko watch that I loved until the face started spinning around randomly. After a year of having to tilt my head to read the watch, I finally got a new one.</p>
<p>H has an electric drill that belonged to his grandfather. That thing has got to be a bazillion years old and works like a charm (as long as you don’t drop it on your foot).</p>
<p>One of our telephones is the old kind with a dial rather than buttons. It works just fine.</p>