What is the oldest thing you have in your house\flat ?

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What is the oldest thing you have in your house\flat ?

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What is the oldest thing you have in your house\flat ?



The oldest thing i have is a painting from 1821
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An atlas from the early 1800s.
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A needle pointed picture from my husbands grandmother's house.
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bluemel4 wrote:A needle pointed picture from my husbands grandmother's house.
You reminded me I also have such a pic which belonged to my grandmother.
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Ah, that sadly seems to be a rapidly dying art.
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My husband :)
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Ouch.
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Peruvian coins from the mid-1800s. Or maybe the cheese in the back of the fridge.
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My father.

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Well, actually, I have been saving some belly button lint for quite some time now. :roll: :shifty: :shhh:
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A coin.

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Ewwwww....

Old coins and tables: good.
Old belly-button lint: disgusting!
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:lol:
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The oldest thing in my house? Besides me, a miners candle holder from the 1800's.
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Not sure. I'm not big on holding on to sentimental things, I guess the oldest thing in my place would be me!
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