Who has the oldest...

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

In these days of planned obselence our local radio station is running a competition to find the oldest working electric cooker in Ireland .

So I thought it might be fun to do something likewise here .
The longest working electrical appliance we have at home is a "Hoover"... a Nilfisk branded vacuum cleaner which works perfectly after 35 years . But I am sure it's only a "child" ....so would love to hear who can do better....
Regards to all
G

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Not an electric, but I have a wooden Bissell floor sweeper. I also have an old Hoover that still works.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Just replaced a working 1962 Fridgidaire (then a GM company) 48yr old dishwasher.

Have a working GE refrigerator/freezer circa 1948 making it 62yr old.

also a 1969 BMW 2800cs with lots of electrics including windows and clock at ~42yr old.

[aliikai2 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close aliikai2]

We have a 1939

hedge trimmer with a bakalite body that still works, and a toaster from around 1920 that I would be scared to plug in

Greg

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I have a 30+ y.o. Sony Trinitron TV. Working.

A 12 y.o Volvo wagon (Beaglemobile II) Working.

A 15 y.o. VHS player. Working.

A 45+ y.o. "Princess" telephone- aqua (not plugged in)

A 25 y.o 35mm camera.


Signed,
Dinosaurus Rex

[brother coony Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close brother coony]

we have a Electrlux vacum We got with our first home back in 1972= 38 yrs
and 1 Player piano wertzler (not sure of spelling) and a 60 year old kodak camera a long with a 35 year old kodak instant camera , cant buy flim for both,
oh yea also a 8mm movie camera bought early 70 along with projector that I still use ,has never convert my reels of 8mm, still wip them out every now and then and put up a white sheet on the wall and watch, still great family fun,with every one cracking up at themself

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

Hoover must have done something right, as I have an upright that I bought used' in 1972 or 1973. I have been through many other vacumms in the ensuing years, but eventually they poop out. This old Hoover just keeps on working.

Dori

[Hophop4 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hophop4]

I have a Sunbeam Toaster that is 40 years old. MIL gave it to us for our first Christmas. It makes great toast. I stopped using it because the cord started to get hot. Bought a new toaster and hate it. Never toasts evenly.

Hop

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

My washing machine is about 30 years old - a Sears Kenmore.
I am holding onto it as long as I can because they don't make them that big anymore. Even super capacity isn't as big as this one.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I still use my Yamaha speakers that I bought in 1983. Sadly I had to dump my Pioneer receiver circa 1979 (maybe older - I got it "preowned") bc it didnt fit on the shelf, but it was still working. One of these days I am going to resurrect my turntable if I can find a replacement needle/cartridge.

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

Good replies ...but only "working" items will count !
G

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Not an appliance but I have a husband for 30 years.
Still working.....
All original equipment

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Well my 25 year old Goldstar Microwave worked until tonight. Looks like a shopping trip torrow or Thursday.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Well my 25 year old Goldstar Microwave worked until tonight. Looks like a shopping trip torrow or Thursday.

Maybe this thread has a curse attached to it???

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Our dryer is the only one of our original appliances that is still plugging along. We moved into this house in 1997, and it was here then. It's about 40 years old; it wasn't a kid when we arrived.

We also have a GE waffle iron that my MIL loaned us in 1985. It was hers, from about 1955. It still works, but two years ago I finally bought a new, fancy, bigger one. In the beginning, we were hiding the new one when she came over b/c we were afraid MIL would be annoyed that we were so wasteful, buying a new waffle iron when the old one was still perfectly good!