What is the oldest thing you own that you still use daily?
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A Leatherman wave I purchased when I first started working and they had just come out. Blade holds its edge and everything still works smoothly. Plus I have worked out a one handed flick to fully open the pliers.
Wave plus owner. Can atleast confirm one handed flick does the trick. I get comments everytime someone sees me open it from my pocket clip.
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Wrist watch that's made from an old pocket watch.
Waltham watch company: 1895.
I've seen you around before. Cheers! Show us the watch... I love old time pieces.
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A Gillette open comb safety razor from the 1930s. But it's had the handle replaced with a Gillette tech handle from the 40s.
In an image search, I found someone selling the exact same Frankenrazor which leads me to believe this may have been a popular mod back in the day.
I've got a gillete aristocrat from 1947 in the box with the original blades. It's gold. Such a nice shave.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
I have a Marvin the Martian mug I got in 1995 for my 10th birthday. I don’t use it daily, but every few days for sure.
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Same. 1956 Gillette Super Speed. They used to make great stuff.
47 gillete aristocrat. There's alot of old razors in this post.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
For me, the house I'm in was built in 1912 but it's still holding strong. My parents have me beat though, they got the original governor of south carolina's front doors which were from somewhere in the late 1700s
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
P-38 can opener from World War II. This little thing is the best can opener I've ever owned.
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I've seen you around before. Cheers! Show us the watch... I love old time pieces.
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Wrist watch that's made from an old pocket watch.
Waltham watch company: 1895.
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I've seen you around before. Cheers! Show us the watch... I love old time pieces.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
- house, built in 1900
- me, built in 1974
- pocket knife, built in 1994
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
I put a little string of fake pearls on my daughter about every day, and they were mine and my sisters' when I was a toddler, so they're about 30. I don't know how they've survived so many toddlers cause they'd break with any real pulling. She loves them though and is very careful with them. She also uses tiny baby sized silverware from my mom's babyhood(early 70s) It's cute and funny to watch her use miniature stuff that's just her size
I think that's the oldest thing other than furniture (we use my great grandfather's bedroom suite)
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
- My house was built in 1960
- My car was made in 1974 (A land rover series 3)
- I go to sleep listening to podcasts on a Sansa MP3 player from 2000 that I've used every night since.
- My body, issued in 1971.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
I use a nice handmade wooden desk every day. No idea how old it is but my mom bought it at an antique store in the 70's, so it could be 80+ years old. And it's still in fantastic shape!
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
Fender Stratocaster, bought from a Best Buy musical instrument department probably 19ish years ago. Just put new strings on it yesterday and continued learning Dokken's In My Dreams. Fuck that second part of the solo..
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
My brain (since 1990), or at least I have been trying.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
Probably my original day 1 psp.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
The radio alarm clock, couldn’t find the specific year only to narrow towards the late 70s.
My flat, the building was built around the beginning of the 70s.
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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.
About 15 years go I had to go somewhere that was much much colder than I anticipated, so we made an emergency drive to the closest town, and I bought the warmest jacket they had. It was like $300, but I never regretted it. Its the most practical, comfy, jacket ive ever owned and doesn't look half bad - even has a hoody you can clip on and off. Got me through snow as well, but its not water proof.
Love that jacket.
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Does anyone have any tips on how to tell them apart?
I think the easiest thing to do is just look and see if it has a stamp on it. Very often it'll just tell you. Look for "full grain leather" and be wary of "made with leather". Another thing you can do is to really acquaint yourself with what a full grain leather belt looks and feels like and then you'll have a feel for the weight, stiffness and finishing. You can also look for ones that look a bit worn, with slightly deformed holes, a little warping, scuffed edges or tooling etc. If it looks worn, it's already withstood the test of time, and real leather can be re-dyed and reshaped. Obviously don't buy something that looks like it's falling apart though, cracking and rips aren't worth the hassle if it's not something sentimental. You won't necessarily find a good leather belt every time you go to a thrift store, but it's definitely something to keep an eye out for and you never know.
You can also always buy a bigger belt, because full grain leather can be cut and the edge finished with hobbyist crafting tools.
