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"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community
CuriositiesMAY 3, 2022

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Joey Sanchez
Titas Burinskas
Joey Sanchez and Titas Burinskas
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Old things are very intriguing. They have a certain aura of mystery, a patina of history, and usually, an interesting story.
Without you even knowing what it is, there's certainly an old piece of furniture or an item lying around your house. It'd be fun to see what kind of antique curiosities you may find in your home, and I'd be happy to see it!
Share it, rate it, discuss it. Let's see who will have the oldest and the most interesting object at home in the Bored Panda community!

#1 This Trunk That Came Through Elis Island With My Great, Great Grandparents

This Trunk That Came Through Elis Island With My Great, Great Grandparents
129points

#2 I Am The Oldest Thing In My House

I Am The Oldest Thing In My House
113points

#3 The Beams In Our Ceiling That Have Bern In Place Since Around 1650

The Beams In Our Ceiling That Have Bern In Place Since Around 1650
111points

#4 This Gramophone I Got From My Grandma. I Don't Know How Old It Is. It's Still Working Though

This Gramophone I Got From My Grandma. I Don't Know How Old It Is. It's Still Working Though
104points

#5 Fully-Functioning 1914 National Cash Register. 1914 Is The Last Year They Used Brass Due To WWI

Fully-Functioning 1914 National Cash Register. 1914 Is The Last Year They Used Brass Due To WWI
102points

#6 This Little Trilobite - Approx. 500 Million Years Old

This Little Trilobite - Approx. 500 Million Years Old
102points

#7 Grandfather Clock From 1680s

Grandfather Clock From 1680s
97points

#8 1907 Crawford Cast Iron Stove I Finished Restoring Just This Week.

1907 Crawford Cast Iron Stove I Finished Restoring Just This Week.
97points

#9 This 1894 Copy Of The Three Musketeers

This 1894 Copy Of The Three Musketeers
95points

#10 Old Family Bibles From The 1820s And My Great, Great Grandparents Civil War Daguerreotypes

Old Family Bibles From The 1820s And My Great, Great Grandparents Civil War Daguerreotypes
83points

#11 A Roman Amphora Made 400 Years Before Jesus Was Born

A Roman Amphora Made 400 Years Before Jesus Was Born
83points

#12 I Think I Might Take The Cake On This One, No Bragging Intended. This Piece Of The Muoniomalusta Meteorite Is Part Of The Oldest Iron Meteorites Known

I Think I Might Take The Cake On This One, No Bragging Intended. This Piece Of The Muoniomalusta Meteorite Is Part Of The Oldest Iron Meteorites Known
It's thought to be a piece of an ancient proto-planet likely older than the earth. It's just about the oldest thing you can touch. The pic is right after I had it certified, but now it sits in a moisture controlled glass container in my house.
79points

#13 A Roman Denarius Of The Republic, Over 2000 Years Old

A Roman Denarius Of The Republic, Over 2000 Years Old
76points

#14 My Grandfather's Pocket Watch. Given To Him By His Father As A Graduation Present In 1918. Manufactured By The Waltham American Watch Company In 1887

My Grandfather's Pocket Watch. Given To Him By His Father As A Graduation Present In 1918. Manufactured By The Waltham American Watch Company In 1887
69points

#15 This Photo Of My Great-Grandparents

This Photo Of My Great-Grandparents
68points

#16 My Estate Desk. It's Roughly The Same Age As The Declaration Of Independence (Handles Unfortunately Not Original)

My Estate Desk. It's Roughly The Same Age As The Declaration Of Independence (Handles Unfortunately Not Original)
68points

#17 1960s-1970s - My Mum's Well-Travelled Make-Up And Wig Cases. In A Band With My Dad, The Four Ways Bumper Sticker Was From Their Fan Club. Bottom Pic Shows The Cool Baggage Tags And Stickers From Japan Air Lines, China Airlines, Cp Air, Qantas, And Pan Am (Top Black And White Stub With Bs). And Pows Were, Of Course, Prisoners Of War (Vietnam).

1960s-1970s - My Mum's Well-Travelled Make-Up And Wig Cases. In A Band With My Dad, The Four Ways Bumper Sticker Was From Their Fan Club. Bottom Pic Shows The Cool Baggage Tags And Stickers From Japan Air Lines, China Airlines, Cp Air, Qantas, And Pan Am (Top Black And White Stub With Bs). And Pows Were, Of Course, Prisoners Of War (Vietnam).
66points

#18 This Quilt Was A Wedding Gift To My Great-Great-Great-Grandparents In 1847.

This Quilt Was A Wedding Gift To My Great-Great-Great-Grandparents In 1847.
63points

#19 My Great Grandmother's Engagement Ring. Circa 1912 I Believe

My Great Grandmother's Engagement Ring. Circa 1912 I Believe
60points

#20 Round Oak Dining Table C. 1890

Round Oak Dining Table C. 1890
56points
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