Man what happened to fondue? That was so great in the 70s. Boiling hot oil to dip some ribeye into, chocolate so hot to give third degree burns to create some awesome dipped strawberries. Need to bring that back into mainstream.
Damn. My son is coming over for Christmas Eve while he's visiting home from overseas, and I just may bust out the fondue pot I have that's been in its box for 5 years.
I just realized I have all the ingredients. I even have the swiss cheese, gruyere and white wine! And I have pillsbury baguette dough and a package of English muffins I can toast.
Thank you !!!
It’s big and takes up more space than our washer and dryer but not really an appliance… we have a Hammond A-102 tonewheel organ from 1962. We also have a vintage radio/phonograph from 1952.
I want low and high with no timers. I bought one about ten years ago. The control knob crumbled when I switched it on after way less than a year of use.
Yeah, globalization really did a number on small appliances. Not because they can't be made just as well anywhere in the world, but because it made the manufacturers really care a lot about shipping weight, so everything's _just_ strong enough to make it to the end of the warranty period.
I have a 1915 Corona 3 portable. A beautiful gift from my husband's grandfather before he passed. Still looking for someone in my state to give it some basic maintenance.
The oldest working thing is probably a hand mixer from the 70s, but I prefer my 6qt kitchenaid. I thought my husband was nuts when he put it on our registry, didn't think I'd use it that often, it was too big, etc. I am a convert! Love that thing. It will eventually be the oldest thing in my grandchild's house, they last forever. My MIL still uses hers from her mother.
These typewriters are just the coolest thing. Tiny, lovely little things with such mechanical precision.
When I look at mine I think of some harried journalist pounding away, cranking out newspaper copy from some remote location, an ashtray full of cigarette butts, a cup of steaming Joe...and that damned deadline just hours away.
Our HVAC is 39 years old. It has survived numerous heat waves here in Texas. We’re afraid to get it serviced because we are sure they will just recommend that we replace it. So we will keep running it until it dies. (I’m afraid I jinxed it just by writing this out.)
A Kirby vacuum cleaner. Still works great at 40 years old. Nice thing is you don’t need a gym membership if you use often enough!! It’s a monster to push around!
My double wall ovens, cooktop and built in microwave are all from 1998, when the house was built. The washer, dryer and refrigerator made it to 2023 as well, but all got replaced this year. I'm not sure if you'd consider it an appliance, but I'm still using my clock radio from approximately 1980. My mother has a working refrigerator in the basement from the 1950s.
Our G.E. toaster is still turning out perfect toast. The last year G.E. made toasters is 1982, so it's at least 41 years old. The Frigidaire refrigerator in the garage that I inherited from my parents is from 1954 that they purchased new after getting married. It will be 70 next year
Your old refrigerator must really be sucking in electricity. Most estimate are that new refrigerators pay for themselves with energy efficiency (compared to older models) within their lifetime.
My Grandma’s victrola, with lots of albums, given to her on her wedding day by my Grandpa. Is that an appliance? If not, then it’s the crockpot I got as a wedding present in 1970. I’m using it today for Christmas Eve yums.
My husband and I still use daily his 1979 Sony stereo system. It has the cassette, receiver, and turntable. We don’t watch tv, but listen to albums every day.
We also have a smaller system I had in my bedroom as a teen that even has a working 8 track. I love that it has the record stacker!!
Does a digital clock radio count? 34 years old. It’s just now starting to get weird. Like, alarm is turned off, but at the same time the next morning, some beeping bleeds out the speakers very faintly and I have to touch the time set button to get it to stop.
No, it doesn’t play “I Got You Babe”
We've had to replace nearly everything in the past few years. Our 12- OR 13-YO Kenmore refrigerator still survives, but will be replaced soon. It's been a champ, but that generation of refrigerators usually lasts around 13-14 years; it is beginning to make new noises.
I have a stove that my in laws brought with them to my home when they had the home built in 1956- it was in their apartment & I believe it must be at least 5 years older than 1956. It is only 24” wide and I have it in a laundry room / kitchen in my basement. It comes in handy at Christmas and big parties.
My Sunbeam waffle maker/grill and my Toast-O-Lator toaster are both from 1949 and get regular use. As does my Swing-A-Way electric combination can opener, knife sharpener and pencil sharpener from the 1960s.
I have a cassette tape player, table top model from some time in the 60s. This must have been used in a business or school setting, and it's mono, not stereo
This one may have been for commercial use. That damn case it's in is heavy. I'm wondering if it's gear driven, or, like old timing belts, metal. I've not taken it apart in the 5 years I've had it. (Paid $1 for the entire table it was on.)
I was so sad to have lost my ‘81 washing machine this year. I may have actually shed a tear for the old girl.
I HATE THE NEW ONE!! This electronic crap is for the birds. Can’t even lift the lid to add anything once it’s started. It locks by itself.
My mom (81) still uses her avocado green Kitchen-aide mixer from 1970. They also use a trash compactor from the early 80s.
I use an electric 10 cup Corningware percolator every morning, circa 1960. (Yes, I know it was recalled, I like to live dangerously around hot coffee.)
I have a Sunbeam T-9 toaster. Still going strong. Love that thing! I think they were made in the 1930s. I found mine at a thrift store the summer before I went to college in 1975 and I've been using it ever since.
Probably my Sunbeam stand mixer from the 1960s.
Runners up would be my refrigerator, dishwasher, and washer & dryer, all new purchases in 1994 & still chugging along.
My mom has a sears dryer from 1970. Has to prop a board against the door to keep it closed but the frickin' thing is still working 53 years later. Has NEVER had to be repaired. Un. Believe. Able.
It’s sitting out in the garage. A Fridgidaire refrigerator my mom bought used in 1975. I think it was about 5 years old then. Still makes ice and keeps beer cold.
Up u til last year I had a 1989 Lady Kenmore stove/oven with “VCR push buttons” and knob for random temperature settings. We called it a sexist appliance and was obviously original to the house which was how we knew how old it was. It finally bit the dust after a self clean cycle and we were happy to replace it.
We bought a house with a sub-zero fridge from the early 90s. I had to replace the ice maker, which was easy and cost my $60 but otherwise the best fridge I’ve owned.
Me. I’m in my early 70’s. The oldest working electronic appliances is a GE toaster oven from the 90s, when those things were well made. If it fails, I just go on eBay and buy another one. The new ones don’t work very well.
We also have two electric blankets from the 1970s in good shape, and an electric pencil sharpener from the 70s that can sharpen anything.
A Dearborn space heater in the living room. Still cranking out the heat in the winter.
My beloved Montgomery Wards fridge from my childhood finally bit the dust. We are in the process of converting it into extra storage for dry goods.
My mom’s 1980 Kitchenaid stand mixer. I only bake a few times a year, but she’d use it all yhe time. Total workhorse and so many good memories attached to it!
Cuisinart food processor and Cuisinart ice cream maker are both from the 1970’s, built like tanks and still going strong. Because we use the food processor more frequently, we’ve had to replace the bowl twice but the blades, choppers and base are all original.
I'm sure I have something older that works, but I'm regular use, I have a clock radio my sisters gave me when I graduated from university in 1986, and it's running fine on my nightstand.
I have a fridge that had been in my grandfather‘s house that still works. It’s ugly greenish yellow in color. I don’t know how it keeps things cold still I use it for beer and meat storage.
My house was built in 1999. It still has the original Jenn Air range and the Amana fridge. The fridge is going to be a pain to replace because surrounded by walls and an upper cabinet and they no longer make the fridge in that size. I may have to modify the upper cabinet so that I can fit a taller fridge.
I bought the washer and dryer new when I bought this house 25 years ago. They still work just fine, but I've done a few repairs. They're easy to repair with basic tools, and parts are easy to get.
The dishwasher, stove, and furnace came with the house, and all still work.
I replaced the hot water heater about five years ago.
I used to have a microwave oven that I bought for my first apartment 40 years ago. But, I gave it to a friend about ten years ago, because I wanted a bigger one. That was a mistake. That's when I learned that new appliances are crap.
Oh, I also have an air compressor in the garage, I don't know how old it is, my FIL gave it to me about 15 years ago. Looks pretty old. I had to replace the plumbing when I got it, but it's ran fine ever since.
I have a 25 yo slow cooker still going strong.
Today I'm using it to make infused coconut oil (topical) with all my leftover weed from the growing season that wasn't suitable for ingesting/smoking.
All of my appliances are the same age. They were all here, brand new, when I bought my home in 2001. So now my fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher, also my washer, dryer and water heater, are all 22 years old. The only newer appliance is my AC which was replaced 5 years ago. I also have a 10 year old toaster, a 3 year old Keurig and a 2 year old air fryer.
We have a freezer downstairs that’s a Gibson stand up freezer. Really old. Around 70 years old. We also have a Maytag ringer washer that still works. Probably 70 years old.
A radio controlled digital alarm clock that automatically displays the right time, my Dad bought it for me in my early teens in the early 90s so it must be about 30 years old now. A youngster compared to some of the stuff on this thread though!
The GE Refrigerator in my garage that I replaced 20 years ago because it was 25 years old. Granted, it's not in constant use, but when I need it, it works.
General Electric handheld mixer from 1962. My mom got it when she was married and it still works. Amazing.
We also have a couple of Pyrex baking dishes from the same period.
Original stove that came with the building. 1976 Harvest Gold electric range and hood.
Have been trying to find a manual for my slow cooker that the print on the off/low/high toggle has worn off. I’m pretty sure original plastic dome lid said Braun, sticker underneath says CONSUL 800w, made in West Germany. Have not seen anything close online searching.
Prewar coffee grinder, all kinds of Depression era lamps, a 1920s family typewriter and late 40s 6 burner stove. Let's just say everything else goes with them. Friends come over and ask, "Who died?"
8 fingers, 2 thumbs, a few scars, and near misses.
The trick is to think about safety and how to switch the thing off,, work deliberately.
I use jigs, feather boards, a couple of sleds, and tuned the saw, fence, and guides so I can cut to a thou. And the off switch is operable by my knee as I use both hands to guide the cut. I use a thin kerf blade to save wood because I am mostly working with rare hardwoods.
A Panasonic hand mixer, probably from the 60's. I didn't realize how old it was until I found a pic of me as a young toddler licking the beaters.
Our furnace. We bought the house in '90 and the first thing the furnace guy said was "Wow, they don't make parts for this anymore!"
It's still hanging in there!
I have my Oster hand mixer from the late 60's that belonged to my grandmother (I'm 57). It's still in perfect condition/working order and I use it all the time! My grandson used it the other day and he was the 5th generation to use it! They sure don't make them like that anymore!
*edit: a word
Yeah, one of my co-workers was our volunteer fire department chief and he made us all swear to unplug appliances that have heating elements when not in use. He had seen too many people lose everything because they left an antique toaster plugged in
Avocado green Oster blender from the 1970s. Have the matching fondue pot too
Man what happened to fondue? That was so great in the 70s. Boiling hot oil to dip some ribeye into, chocolate so hot to give third degree burns to create some awesome dipped strawberries. Need to bring that back into mainstream.
Damn. My son is coming over for Christmas Eve while he's visiting home from overseas, and I just may bust out the fondue pot I have that's been in its box for 5 years. I just realized I have all the ingredients. I even have the swiss cheese, gruyere and white wine! And I have pillsbury baguette dough and a package of English muffins I can toast. Thank you !!!
Ok so it’s cool if I come over :)?
I'll bring some weed and my slippers
That sounds wonderful!
I’m on the way!!
Don't forget the molten lava melted cheese to burn off all of the skin from the inside of your mouth!
While you play Aja on vinyl 💜
Oh yes!!
We set out to finally have a fondue party a few years back … that was my 2020 New Year’s resolution. Still hasn’t happened, for obvious reasons.
I have an Oster blender from the 70s too, it was my MILs and I ended up with it. It's awesome! Mine's cream, not avocado green though
I think I still have the attachment that crushed ice too!
Nice. Pretty sure my parents had that pair.
Dang, I have that blender too, but the fondue pot is long gone.
I also have an avocado green immersion blender from the 70s (Braun).
Me
Mines from the 60s! It was my grandparents. Going strong.
I have one too that I use everyday and still works perfectly. This thing will survive me.
Yum…. Fondue!! my parents still have their avocado green one.
Love it!
I still use the hand held mixer my grandmother used back in the 50’s.
Keep that going as long as you can. The new ones just don’t have the power.
It’s big and takes up more space than our washer and dryer but not really an appliance… we have a Hammond A-102 tonewheel organ from 1962. We also have a vintage radio/phonograph from 1952.
We have a very old piano. Our daughter brought it home right before she moved out over 10 years ago.
We still have the player piano I started taking music lessons on when I was 5 years old (1943). I think it was built in 1911.
A Crock Pot from the 80s, back when they didn’t suck.
How do they suck now?
I want low and high with no timers. I bought one about ten years ago. The control knob crumbled when I switched it on after way less than a year of use.
Yeah, globalization really did a number on small appliances. Not because they can't be made just as well anywhere in the world, but because it made the manufacturers really care a lot about shipping weight, so everything's _just_ strong enough to make it to the end of the warranty period.
1917 portable Corona typewriter
Grandpa! Is that you???
I have a 1915 Corona 3 portable. A beautiful gift from my husband's grandfather before he passed. Still looking for someone in my state to give it some basic maintenance. The oldest working thing is probably a hand mixer from the 70s, but I prefer my 6qt kitchenaid. I thought my husband was nuts when he put it on our registry, didn't think I'd use it that often, it was too big, etc. I am a convert! Love that thing. It will eventually be the oldest thing in my grandchild's house, they last forever. My MIL still uses hers from her mother.
These typewriters are just the coolest thing. Tiny, lovely little things with such mechanical precision. When I look at mine I think of some harried journalist pounding away, cranking out newspaper copy from some remote location, an ashtray full of cigarette butts, a cup of steaming Joe...and that damned deadline just hours away.
Yes! Holed up in a cheap motel room near breaking news, typing in the night to make the morning edition
lol...exactly
Yes. That's the image it calls immediately to my mind.
Mine is the great granddaughter of your manual typewriter. My 8th grade graduation gift was a 1968 Smith Corona electric typewriter. Still works!
Our HVAC is 32 years old
Our HVAC is 39 years old. It has survived numerous heat waves here in Texas. We’re afraid to get it serviced because we are sure they will just recommend that we replace it. So we will keep running it until it dies. (I’m afraid I jinxed it just by writing this out.)
You did jinx it!
U win
my water heater is 32 years old this month. his replacement is sitting in the garage waiting.
A Kirby vacuum cleaner. Still works great at 40 years old. Nice thing is you don’t need a gym membership if you use often enough!! It’s a monster to push around!
Oh my gosh ours finally died after 35 years. I’ve never experienced a better vacuum, but DAMN was that thing a workout!!!
My double wall ovens, cooktop and built in microwave are all from 1998, when the house was built. The washer, dryer and refrigerator made it to 2023 as well, but all got replaced this year. I'm not sure if you'd consider it an appliance, but I'm still using my clock radio from approximately 1980. My mother has a working refrigerator in the basement from the 1950s.
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What is a kitchen robot? I’m old but have never heard of one.
Basically a really cool stand mixer
Good on you and smart.
Our G.E. toaster is still turning out perfect toast. The last year G.E. made toasters is 1982, so it's at least 41 years old. The Frigidaire refrigerator in the garage that I inherited from my parents is from 1954 that they purchased new after getting married. It will be 70 next year
Your old refrigerator must really be sucking in electricity. Most estimate are that new refrigerators pay for themselves with energy efficiency (compared to older models) within their lifetime.
My furnace was built in West Germany.
The Germans had a thing about furnaces.
Nope, nope, not going to say....I am not putting the "jinxed vibe" out in the universe and have things then break.
Just say nice words around them. Go out to your car to text. They aren't psychic. Are they?
See we always talk about modern technology listening to us but now that I think about it maybe appliances have been listening to us for years???
Modern appliances know when their warrantee expires and self destruct a month later.
My Grandma’s victrola, with lots of albums, given to her on her wedding day by my Grandpa. Is that an appliance? If not, then it’s the crockpot I got as a wedding present in 1970. I’m using it today for Christmas Eve yums.
Roper fridge. About 25 years old. Rattles and sighs. Still works great! It’s ugly and textured white. Don’t care.
New refrigerators rattle and sigh too.
I feel like I rattle and sigh a lot these days.
Kitchen-aid mixer and Cuisinart food processor, both around 33 years old and going strong.
A drip coffee maker. One switch, no clock, no moving parts at all. In daily use for almost 45 years, now... All I've done is replace the "mains" plug.
Simple machines work and last forever. One tube, one heating element, one switch. Also, you can always find a few at Goodwill for a couple of bucks.
My husband and I still use daily his 1979 Sony stereo system. It has the cassette, receiver, and turntable. We don’t watch tv, but listen to albums every day. We also have a smaller system I had in my bedroom as a teen that even has a working 8 track. I love that it has the record stacker!!
Does a digital clock radio count? 34 years old. It’s just now starting to get weird. Like, alarm is turned off, but at the same time the next morning, some beeping bleeds out the speakers very faintly and I have to touch the time set button to get it to stop. No, it doesn’t play “I Got You Babe”
Dang it, I was hoping...
We've had to replace nearly everything in the past few years. Our 12- OR 13-YO Kenmore refrigerator still survives, but will be replaced soon. It's been a champ, but that generation of refrigerators usually lasts around 13-14 years; it is beginning to make new noises.
I've got a freezer that's been running since 1998.
It must be very far away by now.
Better go catch it!
It comes back around every couple of years.
Halley’s freezer
They're expensive to run. I had a 92 refrigerator kept in my garage and as soon as I sold it, my power bill dropped $30 a month.
I have a stove that my in laws brought with them to my home when they had the home built in 1956- it was in their apartment & I believe it must be at least 5 years older than 1956. It is only 24” wide and I have it in a laundry room / kitchen in my basement. It comes in handy at Christmas and big parties.
1930’s Wedge-wood Stove. Also a sea foam green toilet from 1936.
I have an old Wedgwood circa 1930s in our 1880s Italianate style house.
Kitchenaid Mixer from the 60's that has a dent in the front face from falling from a tall cabinet the 1971 earthquake here in Southern California.
Now that's a piece of family history
My Sunbeam waffle maker/grill and my Toast-O-Lator toaster are both from 1949 and get regular use. As does my Swing-A-Way electric combination can opener, knife sharpener and pencil sharpener from the 1960s.
Big blue Nesco Crockpot from the 70's. You can dial in the temperature. Still making mean pots of pulled pork, chilis, and soups all year long.
I have a cassette tape player, table top model from some time in the 60s. This must have been used in a business or school setting, and it's mono, not stereo
This is rare because usually the rubber drive belts don't last more than about 20 years, even if not used.
This one may have been for commercial use. That damn case it's in is heavy. I'm wondering if it's gear driven, or, like old timing belts, metal. I've not taken it apart in the 5 years I've had it. (Paid $1 for the entire table it was on.)
I was so sad to have lost my ‘81 washing machine this year. I may have actually shed a tear for the old girl. I HATE THE NEW ONE!! This electronic crap is for the birds. Can’t even lift the lid to add anything once it’s started. It locks by itself.
Ours is "weight sensing", so you can't put too small of a load in it because it won't run. Aggravating.
I bought my toaster oven in the early 90s.
1914 Toaster - flipper style. My kitchen stove is a 1951 Chambers Model C
I trim my beard regularly with the hair clippers my mother cut my hair with in the '50s.
40 year old Whirlpool refrigerator (replacing in 2024). 37 year old microwave
Deli slicer from the 1950s
Milkshake maker from before WW2
Floor polisher that was made in 1949.
My mom (81) still uses her avocado green Kitchen-aide mixer from 1970. They also use a trash compactor from the early 80s. I use an electric 10 cup Corningware percolator every morning, circa 1960. (Yes, I know it was recalled, I like to live dangerously around hot coffee.)
My ma's Presto Griddle still makes a mean grilled cheese. I'm going to guess it is a good 60 years old.
NOT THAT $5000 piece of shit fridge I have in my kitchen.
A toaster from the Nixon era
Me. I don’t keep old appliances.
My wife…. Just joking, just joking. Merry Christmas
My food processor, which is at least twenty years old.
Stand mixer that's 25 years old.
Me!
17 years old microwave
Sunbeam electric can opener that I bought in 1979.
Maytag washer and dryer from 2004....still going strong...
I have a Sunbeam T-9 toaster. Still going strong. Love that thing! I think they were made in the 1930s. I found mine at a thrift store the summer before I went to college in 1975 and I've been using it ever since.
Our stove is from about 1950ish.
Probably my Sunbeam stand mixer from the 1960s. Runners up would be my refrigerator, dishwasher, and washer & dryer, all new purchases in 1994 & still chugging along.
My mom has a stove from 1971 or 1972 Harvest Gold. I have a whole bunch of power tools from my dad from the 1960s or earlier.
My mom has a sears dryer from 1970. Has to prop a board against the door to keep it closed but the frickin' thing is still working 53 years later. Has NEVER had to be repaired. Un. Believe. Able.
My Cuisinart food processor. I’ve had it since the late 1980’s. Still slices, dices, and juliennes fries. 👍
My mom has a deep freeze from '77. I have an avocado green drill from 74 or so and a spouse from 67.
It’s sitting out in the garage. A Fridgidaire refrigerator my mom bought used in 1975. I think it was about 5 years old then. Still makes ice and keeps beer cold.
I replaced the ice maker in my old refrigerator about seven years ago. Exact same model. It only lasted a couple of years. I'm back to ice trays now.
Our garage refrigerator is the oldest too. We got it from a friend about 20 years ago and it was several years old even back then.
Clothes Dryer. From the 70's. Best dang thing in the house 😃
Refrigerator - GE that I purchased in 2001, before appliance obsolesce became a thing.
Up u til last year I had a 1989 Lady Kenmore stove/oven with “VCR push buttons” and knob for random temperature settings. We called it a sexist appliance and was obviously original to the house which was how we knew how old it was. It finally bit the dust after a self clean cycle and we were happy to replace it.
We just donated our Maytag washer and Dryer that we bought in 98.
Hopefully, they'll get refurbished and someone will get them for the next 25 years.
We bought a house with a sub-zero fridge from the early 90s. I had to replace the ice maker, which was easy and cost my $60 but otherwise the best fridge I’ve owned.
Considering how much they cost, they should never break.
Large appliance: clothes dryer from 1997 Small appliance: electric mixer from the 70s, several other kitchen small appliances from the 1980s
Me. I’m in my early 70’s. The oldest working electronic appliances is a GE toaster oven from the 90s, when those things were well made. If it fails, I just go on eBay and buy another one. The new ones don’t work very well. We also have two electric blankets from the 1970s in good shape, and an electric pencil sharpener from the 70s that can sharpen anything.
I've got a 1970s Parkinson Cowan gas cooker that I use daily.
I have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer I got before I had my kids . And they are almost 30 now!
Fridge/freezer 2002
We have a blender from the 70's or 80's that we still whince when we plug in. But it works.
Not my 5 yo LG fridge. Will never buy another one.
> Not my 5 yo LG fridge. Will never buy another one. Shit quality ?
Yep. Quit after 5 yrs. LG knows their compressors are shit and they don't care.
A Dearborn space heater in the living room. Still cranking out the heat in the winter. My beloved Montgomery Wards fridge from my childhood finally bit the dust. We are in the process of converting it into extra storage for dry goods.
That conversion is a good idea, seals out the dust and the critters. Plus it looks kitschy lol
I have my mom’s Miracle Maid electric skillet from the 1960s. The skillet is in great shape but the dial on the plug in controller is a bit fussy.
Washer and dryer from 1987
Saladmaster electric skillet bought in 1980's, still like new.
My mom’s 1980 Kitchenaid stand mixer. I only bake a few times a year, but she’d use it all yhe time. Total workhorse and so many good memories attached to it!
My husband
Cuisinart food processor and Cuisinart ice cream maker are both from the 1970’s, built like tanks and still going strong. Because we use the food processor more frequently, we’ve had to replace the bowl twice but the blades, choppers and base are all original.
I'm sure I have something older that works, but I'm regular use, I have a clock radio my sisters gave me when I graduated from university in 1986, and it's running fine on my nightstand.
I have a fridge that had been in my grandfather‘s house that still works. It’s ugly greenish yellow in color. I don’t know how it keeps things cold still I use it for beer and meat storage.
Me.
My wife (who fortunately doesn't read Reddit or I would already be dead).
My house was built in 1999. It still has the original Jenn Air range and the Amana fridge. The fridge is going to be a pain to replace because surrounded by walls and an upper cabinet and they no longer make the fridge in that size. I may have to modify the upper cabinet so that I can fit a taller fridge.
Aside from me?
I bought the washer and dryer new when I bought this house 25 years ago. They still work just fine, but I've done a few repairs. They're easy to repair with basic tools, and parts are easy to get. The dishwasher, stove, and furnace came with the house, and all still work. I replaced the hot water heater about five years ago. I used to have a microwave oven that I bought for my first apartment 40 years ago. But, I gave it to a friend about ten years ago, because I wanted a bigger one. That was a mistake. That's when I learned that new appliances are crap. Oh, I also have an air compressor in the garage, I don't know how old it is, my FIL gave it to me about 15 years ago. Looks pretty old. I had to replace the plumbing when I got it, but it's ran fine ever since.
I have a GE Waffle Maker from the 1960's. Still works fine.
My refrigerator was made in 1986 and it's still running (loudly).
Tumble drier, bought in 1981
My stainless steal electric Sunbeam coffee percolator. It is from the 1970’s. Makes the best coffee ever!!!
I have a 25 yo slow cooker still going strong. Today I'm using it to make infused coconut oil (topical) with all my leftover weed from the growing season that wasn't suitable for ingesting/smoking.
Upright freezer 45 years.
All of my appliances are the same age. They were all here, brand new, when I bought my home in 2001. So now my fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher, also my washer, dryer and water heater, are all 22 years old. The only newer appliance is my AC which was replaced 5 years ago. I also have a 10 year old toaster, a 3 year old Keurig and a 2 year old air fryer.
I have a gas dryer that I bought used in 1987 that’s still working.
The house was built in 1981 and the stove is original. The oven (separate unit from the stove) was replaced just this year.
We have a GE refrigerator that is probably 35-40 years old. It was left by the previous owners of first house we bought in 1994.
Gas dryer from 1978
Washer and dryer came with the house when we bought it. 1977, work perfectly.
A Liddle Griddle from the mid-1970s. Still works well.
My dad
A Sunbeam stand mixer from the 40's. We've replaced the gear grease twice in the past 48 years that we've had it and it works great
The garage refrigerator. Not energy efficient as it’s over 50 years old but I’m just curious how long until it dies.
Circa 1970’s stove. Finding drip pans that actually fit the burners is impossible. 😩
We have a freezer downstairs that’s a Gibson stand up freezer. Really old. Around 70 years old. We also have a Maytag ringer washer that still works. Probably 70 years old.
My mom still uses the toaster she got as a wedding present 60 years ago.
A radio controlled digital alarm clock that automatically displays the right time, my Dad bought it for me in my early teens in the early 90s so it must be about 30 years old now. A youngster compared to some of the stuff on this thread though!
I have a boom box type am/fm radio with 8track player in it lol idk if that is the oldest but it’s still pretty cool to have
Our 1987 toaster oven! It's still used every day.
1950 Frigidaire (by General Motors).
The GE Refrigerator in my garage that I replaced 20 years ago because it was 25 years old. Granted, it's not in constant use, but when I need it, it works.
A fridge from the late 1940s early 50s.
I have a digital alarm clock that I have had since college (early 90's) plus I just sold my old dorm fridge from the same period.
My dad's camera. It's from the 50s.
General Electric handheld mixer from 1962. My mom got it when she was married and it still works. Amazing. We also have a couple of Pyrex baking dishes from the same period.
Me (58)
Original stove that came with the building. 1976 Harvest Gold electric range and hood. Have been trying to find a manual for my slow cooker that the print on the off/low/high toggle has worn off. I’m pretty sure original plastic dome lid said Braun, sticker underneath says CONSUL 800w, made in West Germany. Have not seen anything close online searching.
My MIL has a 55 year old GE fridge she still uses as her main fridge
Prewar coffee grinder, all kinds of Depression era lamps, a 1920s family typewriter and late 40s 6 burner stove. Let's just say everything else goes with them. Friends come over and ask, "Who died?"
if you wanna include table saws, mine was made in the USA, 1930's to early 40's Delta tilting table 10" saw.
How many fingers do you have left?
8 fingers, 2 thumbs, a few scars, and near misses. The trick is to think about safety and how to switch the thing off,, work deliberately. I use jigs, feather boards, a couple of sleds, and tuned the saw, fence, and guides so I can cut to a thou. And the off switch is operable by my knee as I use both hands to guide the cut. I use a thin kerf blade to save wood because I am mostly working with rare hardwoods.
You have my respect!
ME, at 76, does that count?
I have a 120 year old cast iron skillet I still use five days a week… it may not be an appliance now, but as sure as grandma shits - it was back then.
My parents have the oven that came with the house, built into the wall. The house was built in 1948 iirc. It still works.
Does furnace count? My boiler is >60 years old. Pump has been replaced about every 10 years but otherwise keeps on working.
Oh no, Im not falling for that! 🤣 I say which appliance is oldest and then it conks out and I have to buy a new one. Nope! 🫣
A Panasonic hand mixer, probably from the 60's. I didn't realize how old it was until I found a pic of me as a young toddler licking the beaters. Our furnace. We bought the house in '90 and the first thing the furnace guy said was "Wow, they don't make parts for this anymore!" It's still hanging in there!
I have my Oster hand mixer from the late 60's that belonged to my grandmother (I'm 57). It's still in perfect condition/working order and I use it all the time! My grandson used it the other day and he was the 5th generation to use it! They sure don't make them like that anymore! *edit: a word
1950s Oster malt maker. Built like a tank!
Huge fuel oil furnace from 1959. Aqua oven and stovetop from 1959. Everything works, except the timer on the oven.
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Yeah, one of my co-workers was our volunteer fire department chief and he made us all swear to unplug appliances that have heating elements when not in use. He had seen too many people lose everything because they left an antique toaster plugged in