I just took a look around my apartment and noticed that a god 60% of my stuff was made before the vietnam war. For instance:

I have a 1935 dated Western Electric telephone that I use everyday in my living room.

The TV in my bedroom is a 1954 model Admiral B/W in a hand crafted wooden case. Still works too!

Most of my power tools are 1950's - 1960's B&D, Craftsman, and Skil (toss in a few other comps too) ALL made of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, no plastic eccept for the power switch. Same with handtools.

My stereo is a 1960's vintage tube driven Dynaco. Still can't get better sound on the newer stuff than I can with this IMHO.

I guess I can toss in my MN 91/30 sniper since it was made in 1942

Anybosy else in the same boat?

Sounds like somebody's spending a little to much time at "The Good Will"[:)]

How about driving 1945 duece and a half jimmy's and studebakers at work everyday in the summer?
My dump run truck is a 1952 GMC with a 1948 216c.i. engine in it.
A couple 100+ year old guns.

my grandparents were HUGE antique collectors, their house is still like a damn museum.....hand cut glass, antique furniture, everyday items, railroad lanterns, barber chairs, butter molds, dishes, you name it.  if my grandmother ever passes i have no idea what the hell we're gonna do with all the stuff

About the only "antiques" I have are 3 machine tools (Atlas 7" shaper, Atlas horizontal bench miller, and a Millwakee die filer ). a 1941 Farmall A tractor, a M-48 mauser ( getting re-barriled, and a MN 91/30 ( 1935 ).


Old stuff is great, if you don't have to rely on it every day.[smoke]  

We live with and use all of our antiques in the B&B. It is a gracious and civilized way to live, we think.

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I have an 1950's era payphone that I converted to a normal phone USING a 1950's era phone for compatibility.

I just got my great aunts foot powered sewing machine.  It was her mothers, and has a patent date of 1887.  It isn't mint but I have been using it, its still strong as ever.

I have other antiques but I don't use them all of the time, they just sit there and look good.


BISHOP

I have an antique French sword bayonet dated 1855 with a long curved blade that has a dark
patina and a brass handle with long metal scabbard, for the French model 1842 muzzle loader.

a WWI French "epee" long spike bayonet for the
"Lebel" model 1886 rifle circa 1886-1900

a WWI "Ersatz" bayonet circa. 1916 - 1917

a WWI era "Hotchkiss" cannon round picked up off the battlefield. circa 1917

and an old WWI era P08 "Luger" circa 1916

No cell phone for me, although it's awfully tempting now with number portability and all.  I use three old Western Electric phones (two touchtone, one rotary Trimline with 6-69 stamped on the bottom).

I also have a Polaroid 225 from 1968 and a Truetone AM/SW (no FM) radio which proudly boasts "8 Transistors" on the front.  I think it dates from the early 50's.  It lacks the electronic tuning and other fancy features of my new Grundig, but it pulls in the weak signals better.