whats the oldest appliance you own

[zildjian]

A competition (sort of)
Microwave/electric blanket/goblin teasmade

What have you that's been there years

Ours (was) a microwave from late 70's until only very recently

[rubberrat]

Not an appliance, but just sold a 1961 3 piece lounge suite to a film props company.

Nothing in the bungalow more than three years old after the rebuild.

I assume a 70s microwave would cook a budgie in a different room.

[saDgit]

Amplifier - a Technics SU-Z22 that I bought in 1983. Still used daily and working fine.

[zildjian]

technics products, that doesn't surprise me their stuff was well made back then.

The mic' worked right up until we couldn't put cleaning it off a year longer!

[derestrictor]

Parents had or may still have an early 70s toaster & a wall mounted tin opener (winding one) but that isnt strictly an appliance

[zildjian]

What about a thirty year old Electric blanket, how does that sound, what the life cycle of something like that

don't know how many hours of use or 'cycle' of operation that works out course' it not year round

[derestrictor]

Immersion heaters used to live a long time i remember that and those electri tubular heaters in bathroom wehad one for years

[zildjian]

Well microwaves are seemingly built to cockroach-standard survivability anyway, some kettles seem unbreakable I was mostly thinking things that plug in more than fixed items although I suppose they'll count too

[lamp-it]

We still have actually a light & fan unit from 70's still works fine after all those summers

[zildjian]

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