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[โ€“] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

I have some railroad stock certificates from the late 19th century that I need to frame. They're a few bucks on ebay and really freaking cool

In terms of electronics, I have some model trains from the 60s and 70s that are pretty worthless but keep going despite the abuse and lack of maintenance thanks to electric motors being so simple and easy to maintain. Other than that it's probably a shoe in between my wife's N64, PS2 and CRT TV, an old police scanner I got off ebay, or the early plasma TV that I got from my parents who got it from my aunt who got it with their house.

[โ€“] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

My N64. I probably have a few pieces of tech older than me, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

I have a PC from 2004 as well.

[โ€“] PenPalMoment@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

14 year old Wacom Tablet. It still gets regular use.

[โ€“] nowrongnotes@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

A 1930's Remington mechanical typewriter. My dad used it regularly until he passed away, it still works perfectly and I've got a whole box of ribbons for it.

[โ€“] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Technically speaking, it's the 2TB platter drive full of games that I've pulled from computer to computer over the last 15 years or so. Everything else has failed or become obsolete, but it's still kicking, miraculously.

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the oldest is one of my portable cassette recorders, a very early GE model that is in near perfect condition. It's so early on it doesn't have much info online, and seems to be rare, but unwanted.

The one im the most proud of is my IBM LexMark model M keyboard, It's older than me, abused to hell, modified, and is still my daily driver because it's so comfortable

I have an early 70s waffle/sandwhich maker eletric grill. Was a wedding gift to my parents and i grew up eating food off of it. Works flawlessly. But its just coils hooked to 120v with a regulator. Not much to break

[โ€“] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

1955 Moskva-5 Camera in perfect condition.

[โ€“] menemen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Olympus OM 10. Bought it second hand a few years ago, when I felt I need film cameras back in my life. Must be from the early 80s. I only use it since maybe 4 years now, but I love that camera.

Oh, while I am typing I just remembered my Braun Paxette from the 1950s. But I don't like that camera and thus don't use it. Planning on selling it tbh.

[โ€“] Maestro@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I have a Vendomatic sewing machine form the late '70s or early '80s. Still works like a charm. I still use it a couple of times per year to make/fix clothes or sew badges on my heavy metal jacket

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