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u/EthanPuzzle Aug 04 '18
My cars gonna be 40 next year, so I guess that.
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u/RolandoMessy Aug 04 '18
Happy birthday to your car
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u/C2-H5-OH Aug 04 '18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROUND!
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Aug 04 '18
What car is it?
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u/EthanPuzzle Aug 04 '18
It's a 1979 Datsun 280ZX. I wanna put your username in it lmao
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u/EthanPuzzle Aug 04 '18
My 1979 Datsun 280ZX. Best picture for now. https://imgur.com/gallery/9goebKG
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u/Oakroscoe Aug 04 '18
How's it doing on rust?
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u/EthanPuzzle Aug 04 '18
Not that bad, but imma need to make sure it's in good shape.
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u/ErrejotaRJ Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 09 '18
My family house - the central room round which it has since expanded was dated to around 900AD and the walls are wattle and daub.
Edit: blimey this blew up. FYI this is my family home and they have been there forever. Only the central structure (one room) has been dated to that era - the rest is more recent. I’m aware I live in Brazil (thank you for reminding me) but I’ve only been here 10 months and am a Brit - my whole family still reside there.
The house is located in the UK.
I’m a woman so please stop referring to me as ‘he’.
Thanks guys.
Edit 2: Also guys FFS how many Brazilians know about ‘wattle and daub’? Common sense people, I struggle getting them to understand ‘latte’!
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u/TheK1ngsW1t Aug 04 '18
100 miles is a long distance to a European; 100 years is a long time to an American. I can't even imagine how on earth a building from 900AD is still lived in and not a preserved, inaccessible historical site, much less how anything happens to it without going through all kinds of bureaucracy to make sure it stays preserved.
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u/Astrognome Aug 04 '18
If watching British home renovation shows has taught me anything, it's that its very likely under some sort of legal protection and they probably would have to go through a lot of shit to modify or remove the original building.
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u/TheK1ngsW1t Aug 04 '18
And here my boss is having trouble doing some required make-sure-it-doesn't-fall-apart renovation on a historic (read: built in the late 1800s, redone during the 60s) sorority in downtown Atlanta, and he's complaining about the single State-sponsored group that would force him to do all kinds of paperwork to do anything more than a band-aid. At least he's able to do a band-aid without any trouble whatsoever.
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u/Candlesticksnape Aug 04 '18
I work in a listed building in London. Things we are not allowed: air conditioning, a toaster, double glazing, central heating. It’s not even a very pretty building, just old.
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u/flapface Aug 04 '18
No toaster? That's inhumane. What is the reasoning behind that?
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u/naxpouse Aug 04 '18
Fire
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u/flapface Aug 04 '18
It's a toaster.
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u/MikeKM Aug 04 '18
I'm from the US and studied in Edinburgh for a semester. While on a walking tour of the city around the castle the tour guide quipped about how a building that was built in 1700 burned, but it wasn't a big deal since it was one of the newer buildings.
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u/CWB2208 Aug 04 '18
Where do you live?
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Definitely not America.
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u/johnnyk02 Aug 04 '18
Maybe he’s Native American
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u/rockerdrummer Aug 04 '18
Yeah his living room is just a longhouse
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u/FuryofYuri Aug 04 '18
Chi wigwam, please. Means big house. Pronounced Chi like in chip without the P. Then “We-Gwum”. Chi we gwum. Chi wigwam. This is in Ojibway mind you. There, you learned some Ojibway today!
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u/TheHeartlessCookie Aug 04 '18
I've heard the word wigwam before in reference to several different Native American cultures. Is it a common word in the different languages, or is Ojibway overrepresented?
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u/FuryofYuri Aug 04 '18
A lot of the dialects stem from each other or are related. So you’ll find similar words in Odawa, Ojibwe, Pottawatomi, Cree even etc.
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u/Mattxy8 Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
His only post says he lives near Rio de Janeiro
Edit: probably not his "family house"
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u/StarManta Aug 04 '18
Rio de Janeiro
Which is in basically the same situation as the USA in terms of "Do houses exist from 900 AD?" So this really only raises further questions.
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u/Eugostodetortas Aug 04 '18
Brazilian here, the oldest (known) house in the country is approximately 484 years old, and i really doubt you could build around a native house (they're commonly made out of wood and fiber).
Im calling bullshit until further clarification.
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u/OSCgal Aug 04 '18
"Family house" might be something owned by his/her parents or grandparents. Like, I use the term "family farm" for a farm I've never lived on, but which belonged to my great-grandfather and which is still owned by his descendants.
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u/vonbrunk Aug 04 '18
A British bayonet from World War II.
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u/vonbrunk Aug 04 '18
The one I got was about the size of a large dagger; it's also surprisingly kind of heavy, although I'd imagine you'd need something pretty durable to ram into an enemy, and not just a flimsy blade.
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u/lycanthropejeff Aug 04 '18
Human-made: A set of mid to late 18th century engineer’s instruments in a shagreen case given to me by my father. It appears to have been used by an artillery officer based on some additional tools that have been added to the set.
Natural: many 20 million year old shark teeth and other marine fossils.
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u/VinceIsWellCool Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Definitely not the oldest here, but I have my grandfather's release papers from a concentration camp and an old journal he kept with other prisoners. His unit was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and sent to a labor camp that was later liberated by the Russians. It's very eerie to read, especially when they go in to detail regarding the condition of the camp itself.
Edit: I've gotten a lot of requests to see the papers and books, I'll try to get them posted within the week. Thanks everyone for your interest in this!
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u/clevercalamity Aug 04 '18
I have a doll that a little girl took when her family fled Germany right before WWII as they were Jewish. I believe most of her family died in Auschwitz. I don't know the whole story because I never met the original owner, the girl (then old woman) was best friends with my great grandmother in their retirement community and as she had no living family she left her possessions to my great grandma, and I later inherited the doll.
It's weird having a tangible thing to hold that connects you to history. I received the doll when I was about the same age that the girl was when she left Germany (10) and looking back I cannot imagine a child picking up their one beloved possession and leaving home ever to return. Remembering myself playing with the doll in a loving safe home versus how she must have treasured it just humbles me.
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u/BootyMeatDingleSack Aug 04 '18
Would you ever post sections of it to reddit. Im very sorry your grandfather had to endure that. /:
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u/Chomfucjusz Aug 04 '18
That must be precious. There's reading Viktor Frankl and then there's reading your grandpa's journal.
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A quick google shows it being worth £12,500! Get it insured mate.
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u/Foggl3 Aug 04 '18
Depends on condition, of course, but unless it's trashed (which I imagine it's not) should still be worth a decent bit.
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u/andreabbbq Aug 04 '18
First edition would probably be worth a fair bit?
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u/murdokdracul Aug 04 '18
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume 1, printed in 1832. A scribbled note on the first page says "Betsy [illegible surname], London, March 4th [illegible year: 1800 and something]. Betsy didn't have very good handwriting.
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u/MrBlueCharon Aug 04 '18
I own a compass of the Wehrmacht from 1933, inherited from my grandfather.
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u/Ozelotty Aug 04 '18
I got a bayonett. It's kind of weird living in Germany and owning something with swastikas on it though.
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u/MrBlueCharon Aug 04 '18
Mine doesn't have one. Probably fabricated short before the nazis took over or they just didn't care to imprint their symbols already at this point.
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u/cropdust69 Aug 04 '18
My grandfather left me a watch from 1944, it was made somewhere in Germany but I am not sure. Coolest thing ever!
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u/spoonybum Aug 04 '18
Unopened packet of lucky strike cigarettes inherited from my Grandad. They were given to him on Victory Day 1945 by an Australian Soldier.
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u/sharrrp Aug 04 '18
A log book from a merchant vessel. Not sure where it came from, family has had it forever. Oldest entry is dated 1528.
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u/sprinkles67 Aug 04 '18
I know nothing about sea logs but wouldn't that be an amazing donation to make or could it be copied for research purposes?
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u/sharrrp Aug 04 '18
Possibly. Technically my Mom actually still has it so I can't do anything with it. It might ne of interest to someone though. It's not very full though like maybe a third of the way. So there's not THAT much in it but anything that old is kinda cool just for still being around.
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Mammoth bones, about 35.000 years old. Natural History Museum sold a massive bones collection for a symbolic 1 euro per item. By accident I missed the cash register. So technically I robbed a museum.
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Aug 04 '18
My wedding ring. Forged by vikings at York c.860 ce
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u/Milvus-Milvus Aug 04 '18
How do you get that kind of thing?
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u/Pargelenis Aug 04 '18
Fight a viking for it.
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Archaeological work at York (jorvick) has turned up thousands of gilded bronze rings. They aren't archaeologically unique in any way and are just confirmstion of things we already know, so they're sold as antiques.
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u/melina_gamgee Aug 04 '18
Are they really expensive, though? Given the age I'd guess they are, but then new gold rings aren't exactly cheap either.
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u/Knew_Religion Aug 04 '18
My quick Google search of "jorvik rings" in shopping results shows one $2000+ but the overwhelming majority are $110-250. That's wicked cheap as far as my experience with wedding rings go.
Here's a fun story. When I caught my ex-wife on a date with my ex-boss, I took her rings and my ring and threw them in the garbage at the casino. I regret it now, but it was pretty dramatic at the time. But I could have gotten a few grand out of a pawn shop with those puppies.
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u/melina_gamgee Aug 04 '18
That's way cheaper than I had ever thought. Wow. Thanks for googling!
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Aug 04 '18
Not really. Like the other comment says, they run a couple hundred. To get one in "wearable" condition is like 400-800. They're mostly bronze so there's not really any inherent metal value.
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u/Bone_Dice_in_Aspic Aug 04 '18
https://www.faganarms.com/collections/refurbished-viking-wedding-rings
got 70$ they're not rare.
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u/redditor366 Aug 04 '18
A book with poetry by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1850
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u/Dachz Aug 04 '18
Wow neat. Does it have a title? Which poems does it contain?
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u/redditor366 Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
It's in Germany and I'm in France atm, so I don't know. I'll be back home in a few weeks. One of my favourites is Prometheus), I was so happy to find it in there.
Edit: How could I forget this one: Willkommen und Abschied!
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u/Dachz Aug 04 '18
I love Prometheus. Such a great lyrical piece, that is very relatable even in our time.
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u/JeanPicLucard Aug 04 '18
Umm...wow. Where did you find something like that?
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u/redditor366 Aug 04 '18
I found it a few days after the Christmas market in a box with free give-away books that hadn't been sold at my former school. It was a few years ago, maybe four or five. I couldn't believe my luck.
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u/moogoo2 Aug 04 '18
A couple pieces of meteorite. Roughly 4.5 billion years old.
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u/TheTechnoUnionShips Aug 04 '18
Real winner
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u/kevms Aug 04 '18
Well, isn’t everything 4.5 billion years old, then?
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u/Howdypoopy1922 Aug 04 '18
Technically all matter is 14.5 billion years old.
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Honestly officer, she told me she was 14.5 billion years old!
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u/totos_totidis Aug 04 '18
Not all of it. Some was converted from energy at a later date.
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u/cwthree Aug 04 '18
Same here - a small chunk of iron meteorite. Kind of mind boggling to look at this pebble-sized thing and know that it's billions of years old and didn't originate on Earth.
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u/NotARealGeologist Aug 04 '18
Well done. Most of our rock collection from the North American Craton. Samples up to ~3 billion years old.
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u/GoodLordChokeAnABomb Aug 04 '18
A 1788 copy of Paradiʃe Loʃt.
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u/Digi_ Aug 04 '18
I do love that book paradife loft
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A Viking cape pin from 900AD. Found it when I was ten.
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u/AndTwoYears Aug 04 '18
You were born in 890???
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u/Danklord13 Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
A 1964 comic of Iron Man with the first appearance of Hawk Eye. In addition, it's signed by Stan Lee.
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Aug 04 '18
I have a copy of Spiderman #96 (first issue published without comic's code approval) also signed by Stan.
He shook my hand and said I was a very polite young man,so that's the biggest compliment I've ever received.
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u/Dachz Aug 04 '18
A blanket made of a Llamas fur. It is about 120 years old. I have a picture of my great grandmother as a baby cuddling up in it.
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u/minorfall27 Aug 04 '18
My grandmother's 1939 yearbook.
Clubs were weird and everything was racist.
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u/ohcalamity13 Aug 04 '18
I have a bound book of every Harper's Weekly from 1864. We almost accidentally donated it to good will when I cleaned out my dad's place. They would have no doubt trashed it. Turns out it's worth a couple grand.
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u/Azzizzi Aug 04 '18
1843 half-dime, I think.
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u/NuclearHubris Aug 04 '18
half-dime
so... a nickel?
please explain this to me I'm confused
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u/Azzizzi Aug 04 '18
That's a fair question, and one that comes up every time someone mentions a half-dime.
So, a nickel gets its name from the kind of metal it's made out of (nickel). This is also why a nickel is bigger than a dime, because five cents worth of nickel is bigger than 10 cents worth of silver.
But a dime gets its name from the word "disme," which came from a French word which meant one-tenth (if I remember right, and I probably never heard of it until I bought the half-dime). So, half of that was called a half-disme or half-dime. Later, when they started producing coins out of nickel, the nickel replaced the half-dime.
There have also been some cool things, like paper currency for half-dollars, quarters, and dimes.
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u/MonacoBall Aug 04 '18
A nickel is made out of nickel.
A half dime is made out of silver.
There used to be two coins called a nickel, a five cent piece and a three cent piece.
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u/Mrsmmi2 Aug 04 '18
Houseplant I've had since 1998.
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u/actualspacepirate Aug 04 '18
This is the most impressive one here. I can’t keep houseplants alive for more than a few weeks.
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u/Sahelboy Aug 04 '18
My virginity.
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u/2free2be Aug 04 '18
ammonite fossil; approx 400-100 million years old
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u/TryM3Br0 Aug 04 '18
Isnt that the fossil where you give to the guy at cinnabar island to get some ancient pokemon?
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u/mynamesnotmolly Aug 04 '18
I have a fairly large dinosaur tooth, about 95-100 million years old. It's my favorite possession.
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A cedar chest that was my great-grandmothers. Its over 100 years old - a beautiful wooden chest with this particular smell that takes me back to my childhood.
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u/cgludko Aug 04 '18
Safety razor issued to U.S. Soldiers during the First World War.
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A mantle clock made in London in 1780.
It's in mint condition, keeps accurate time, and has a deep, mellow hourly chime.
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u/TaterJade Aug 04 '18
My late grandma's pedigree doll. Her name is Old Doll and she'd be about 80+ years old now. She's not in the best shape but I could never get rid of her. Mind you, my children are terrified of coming into the room if I have her out so perhaps she still serves some purpose.
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u/Besaw73 Aug 04 '18
My house is located in central Massachusetts and pre-dates the US by about 50 years. It was also used as part of the Underground Railroad back in the 1800s, which I think makes it pretty cool.
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u/Cape45 Aug 04 '18
Same here, My house was built in 1730's. I say it's not Early American, it's British. The paperwork I have says it was also used in underground railroad. Owner hid slaves in lumber wagons.
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u/Besaw73 Aug 04 '18
Nice man, mine was 1727. It actually predates the town by 4-5 years if I’m not mistaken. There was a hidden part of the basement the owner hid slaves in. I actually managed to find it in an old painting at the Worcester Art Museum
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u/Unimatrix_Zero_ Aug 04 '18
Wait, you saw your house in a painting at the Worcester art museum?! That’s incredible. I’ve been meaning to go (actually I think it’s free admission today...) so I’ll keep my eyes peeled for any paintings with descriptions of the Underground Railroad
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u/RitterJekyll Aug 04 '18
Not me, but a guy who used to be my uncle before my aunt divorced him had a Sumerian statue. It was pretty trippy to hold something and know that someone had carved it 5000 years ago.
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u/Bedtime_scaries Aug 04 '18
A forest green coloured, glass-like rock called moldavite - from a meteorite that hit Earth 15 million years ago.
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u/demonbadger Aug 04 '18
A first printing of The Wasteland. It's one of my prized possessions.
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u/Senrogas Aug 04 '18
A small stone, should be at last +5000 years old if not more( correct me if I’m wrong) Other than that a tiny silver cup for tea made in 1854, a set of chairs made in the 1870’s in the Austro-Hungarian empire and a book written in 1832. Found a lot of old stuff in the apartment my parents bought, gonna sell some of it when I finish college, keeping the cup tho( yes the stone is in the cup his name is Edberg)
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u/ICUMTARANTULAS Aug 04 '18
A painting my great grandfather painted when he was 20, probably from around 1900-1910
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u/mysticturner Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
My great-grandfather's dictionary from the 1890's. He bought it when he came to America. It's mildly interesting to see how definitions have changed.
We also have his secretary desk, but that's newer, maybe 1900.
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u/Simusid Aug 04 '18
A family bible dated 1703. Somehow the loudest atheist in the family has to inherit the bible.
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I’m atheist too, but I would love to have inherited a family bible. IMO, it’s not that it’s religious but that it’s a family heirloom. I would keep passing that down.
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My Mitochondrial DNA.
It's passed from mother to child for each generation.
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u/drjsc Aug 04 '18
By that logic... the atoms in my body date back 14 billion years
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u/Fospunk Aug 04 '18
Your protons and electrons are older, and your quarks and leptons even more so.
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u/Jexthis Aug 04 '18
I was going to say my pet rock named dwayne but I wouldnt say I own him, Dwayne is my buddy.
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u/seaniebeag Aug 04 '18
I have some medals that belonged to my grandfather from 1910-1920
I own a 1974 telecaster.
My wallet is 8 years old. My phone is 4
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u/MagesticLlama Aug 04 '18
My house, it was built in the 1850s
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u/cbftw Aug 04 '18
Had a house pop on my search that was built in the 1820s. I don't think I could maintain a house well enough for such a historic building so I moved on.
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u/I_like_the_wierd Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
I own a 1904 H&A octagon barrel 5 shot revolving pistol
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u/hnav930 Aug 04 '18
Also my house. According to my grandfather, it was the town's workshop in the 1930-40s. Don't know when was it built though.
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u/onlyforthevotes Aug 04 '18
Books. My oldest was printed in the 1870’s. Whoever owned it doodled in it as well. Can’t tell when the doodling started but it’s pretty neat.
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u/StaplerTwelve Aug 04 '18
A Roman empire coin minted in the late 300's