Dansette Imperial c.1966.
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44-year old AEG cooker (still in use) although it and a much later Zanussi will soon both be making way for something more up-to-date…
a NAIT 2…
and a 35-year-old Caterham Seven.
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Before I read the caption I thought, “Yikes! that is one painful looking toothbrush.”
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Probably my JBL 4311B Control Monitor. I bought them secondhand in the early 1980s. For about thirty years, they were driven by a Denon PMA950, then a Naim XS2, and for the past year, a Supernait 3 (both with HiCap DR). They’ve always worked flawlessly, without a single breakdown. The Naim amplifiers have given them a new lease of life, and despite the nearly fifty years between their respective projects, I’m completely satisfied with the pairing.
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The oldest item in regular use is our Moulinex Master chef 35. We have owned it since the early 80’s after inheriting it from a relative who ‘upgraded’. Originally dates from the sixties I believe
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We’ve just replaced the 35 we had as a wedding present in 1984. The motor worked fine but the spindle holding the blades disintegrated. 
Who needs isolation feet etc😂
We’ve got a 23 year old Neff dishwasher used once a day practically since then.only had to buy aplastic clip for the shelf since then for it
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I have an old Black and Decker Drill that was my grandfather’s. I think he got it before I was a teen, so it must be between 55 and 60 years old. Second oldest would be my Kitchen Aid Mixer, that is around 40 years old.
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33yr old dualit toaster, although I need to replace an element.
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I remember using one on those 
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Very nice…
Dials look in great condition.
Are the dials original?
Got one of those , not HMV though, branded something I think maybe Garrard!, - in the shed now.
Remember sitting on it as a lad to get warm…in the 1950’s. Also, when the safety link failed, I used to solder the rags together to fix. (the solder melts when overheating occurs and the tags spring apart)
Yes on the live parts, but they were everywhere in those days, and round pin plugs and sockets - I have a mains tester screwdriver from the 1950’s which has a nibble out of the blade where I was “testing” the fully exposed heating element wire wound bars on another of our childhood electric fires. Supposed to be getting into pyjamas in front of the fire to be warm not learning electrical theory!
My Wolf bench grinder given to me when I finished my Motor Technician’s apprenticeship in 1974 was probably 20 plus yers old then still works perfectly.
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Could add my 1965 car, regular use (not just occasional car shows) and regular in the Sainsbury car park. Usually at least one person comes over to say “…Ah I learnt to drive in one of those…”
We Played with Death.
From my time as a decorator.
Yes - a bit of spit and rub it around in your hands - prior to sanding down some lead paint.
On crumbling walls it may be difficult to drill a clean hole, or the force of the expanding plug may be enough to cause cracking. In these cases, a hardening liquid or putty mixture may be used instead.
One of the first of these mixtures was produced by Rawlplug and was composed of dry white asbestos fibres, sold loose in a tin. The user wetted some into a ball (usually by spitting on them) and pushed this plug of putty into the hole. A small tamper and spike was supplied with the kit. This putty worked very well, but the hazard of the asbestos fibres means that the product is no longer available.
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