What is the oldest thing you own?

I have in my possession a very old pocket Bible that belonged to my paternal great-grandmother. Unfortunately, I don't know where it is at the moment so I cannot look to see when it was published. My great-grandmother was born in the 1880s, she died when I was a teenager, and I miss her very much!

My virginity, my sense of humor and my will to live.

oh wait I lost that a long time ago...

Only my virginity then.

I guess the oldest things I personally own are a slide-rule that my father must have bought back in the 1950s, and my wedding ring, which originally belonged to my wife's grandfather and is engraved with the date of his wedding in 1937.

My wife's grandparents were Dutch, and I've occasionally wondered how much awareness they had of what was going on over the border in Germany as they started their married life. I'm sure the last thing they would have imagined is that, in just over two years, the centre of the city he worked in - Rotterdam - would be completely flattened by Luftwaffe bombs.

The oldest thing in our house is a pair of 1818 Dutch naval cap and ball pistols that my wife inherited from her father. They're like this one: http://www.rustyoldarms.co.uk/pistols_revolvers/roa-flintlock-ref-s366

I've got a third century AD Roman ring (I'm wearing it now).

A teapot from 1834. It came across the Atlantic when my Irish great-great-great grandmother immigrated to America from Belfast, Ireland.

My birth certificate! Apart from that, my first doll.

An old sword and medals from my great grandfather. Part of parade attire no doubt. It was made before WWII. He got the medals before and during WWII. He was a military big shot and in charge of personal security for the king of Bulgaria. My great grandfather was murdered by the soviets, when they took over after the war.

The sword needs some work, as it has surface rust. I should restore it at some point. Probably mount it in my parents apartment above the fireplace at some point... Medals look as good as new.

Technically it’s my parents’ but a grandfather clock from the 1700s.

i got an old brass spyglass type telescope from the 1700s that stores in a sealskin case

still works too but of course the optics aint the best

Jewellery passed down from older relatives. Not sure of the exact history but probably late 19th/ very early 20th century.

I used to have some cool trinkets from some of the first 18th century mills but I sold them when I was moving to another country to do some charity work. Surprisingly, they turned out to be worth very little.

I have a P-08 that my grandfather brought back from WWI. It's dated 1917.

I have a 1941 50 Reichspfennig coin that I carry as a reverse good luck charm.

The oldest of oldest thing I have is a coin from my great grandfather dated and labeled from Constantinople.

My grandfather's shotgun & lemat revolver.

A silver corkscrew, been in the family for years. I was told it came from Flora McDonald who was given it by Bonnie Prince Charlie after she had rowed him to Skye. It has got a early French screw thread on it but there is no way to achieve its providence.

I inherited a necklace from my Nan containing a 19th century half-sovereign coin.

I have an old 1 pence coin from the year 1918, also a chessboard from the 1950s.

1887 Dyer Brothers pump organ

A typewriter from 1940s

I collect old books. They’re well over 100 year old.

Maybe some of my anime dvds, from the days of dialup internet.

My oldest thing that I own is are a bunch of dusty old GBA games that I forgot was still around, my trusty 10 year old violin, my 14 year old Nokia phone which is happily in my room, a lot of dusty DS stuff which is lingering in a case. Yeah I've explained a lot nothing is new about what I own oh yeah and an old LG computer which is still in the attic.

As of right now, it's a blanket from like 20 years ago with an image of Huskies on it. It's still in use. I'm surprised it's lasted this long.

A chest from 1764.

A rock.

Yo mom

I have tons of antiques, several of unknown age but are extremely old, so it's hard to say for sure.

But, one of the oldest is an upright piano from the 1800's! It doesn't hold its tune anymore and I really don't know how to play (I can pick out a few notes and string it together into a very simple song with a lot of screw-ups, but that is it, lol), but it is really neat and holds tons of sentimental value since I grew up with my mom playing it all the time for years!

I also have several antique pieces of furniture I was gifted, though I'm not sure exactly how old they are. A dear friend of mine in her 70's gave them to me, and said many belonged to her mother and grandmother (and some may have even belonged to their ancestors before that). I'm not sure they're quite as old as the piano, but still some of the oldest things I have!

I have a real appreciation for old things and have tons of them, though many are not a century old yet. I would guess though, that over 50% of my belongings are older than me (though I'm only 25, so that isn't saying much).