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Title: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 22, 2018, 16:06
I've just washed up a Mothercare jug and lid, which we bought in Hastings in 1972!

We use it most days, it has a small split but doesn't leak, and it's still going strong!

C'mon, you've all got something hanging around haven't you...

;0)
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: jaydig on March 22, 2018, 16:09
Until a couple of years ago I had my mum's old wooden clothes horse which would have been about sixty years old.  I still have it, in a way, because I now use the wooden struts that it was made of as supports for my flowers on the allotment.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: madcat on March 22, 2018, 16:16
Does OH count?   :D

Otherwise I inherited pyrex casseroles and pie dish from my late MIL, which were a long way off new when I first met her .... so bought probably when they settled down in the early 60s.  Still going strong.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: snowdrops on March 22, 2018, 16:33
An electric mixer that I was bought for Christmas 1982,it used to have a stand/bowl & a liquidiser attachment,but they’ve long gone.
Not in the kitchen but I’ve got a pair of clairol steam curling tongs from 1977 that still work.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: mumofstig on March 22, 2018, 17:47
A Prestige carving knife, fork and sharpener set, wedding present in 1969, plus one of their chef's knives I bought to go with it. The matching paring knife is long gone  :D

I also have 'vintage' bone-handled knives for any general chopping and peeling, the old knives really do seem to sharpen better than modern ones IMO.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Aidy on March 22, 2018, 17:50
I do have me old dears Kenwod chef which if I remember was bought in the seventies however if this is allowed, I have a first copy of Constance Spry, Rosemary Hume cookery book which is still used today, that dates back pre me :lol: 1961, it was me grandma's and I just love the recipes, many long forgotten.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: rowlandwells on March 22, 2018, 19:03
we have some kitchen oldies mainly stored away including a large  willow pattern plate that would hold a good size turkey or goose that must be 80yrs old its never used these days and it was only used at Christmas time when I was a boy what  will happen to it when we no longer need it I dread to think  :(
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: grinling on March 22, 2018, 20:33
I have patty tins, which were my grandmothers during the war. Used for jam tarts.
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Post by: Yorkie on March 22, 2018, 21:38
My kettle, from 1989, has just sprung a leak.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Toosje on March 22, 2018, 23:14
I have a butterfly and flower which used to belong to my grand mother. They are cast iron I think, attached to   a stick. You dip them in hot oil, then in sweet batter and fry them. When the batter is ready it lets go from the flower or butterfly. I use it with Christmas, easter, or parties that start mid day.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 23, 2018, 07:41
A-Haaah...

Marvellous to see the precious older items here!

My late MIL promised me her carving knife and fork, which I use regularly. It's a Thomas Turner set, and still incredibly sharp. Her mother used to sharpen it on the stone step, and the handle is actually as long as the blade, which makes a superb balance for accurate carving! It must be well over a hundred years old!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: DD. on March 23, 2018, 08:48
One of these..............
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Post by: ryetek on March 23, 2018, 08:53
Wow. My gran had one of those DD but I haven't seen one for years. You picture brings back many memories!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: DD. on March 23, 2018, 09:59
Wow. My gran had one of those DD but I haven't seen one for years. You picture brings back many memories!

That one is not actually mine, but we have one similar. Didn't want to go to the trouble of getting it out and assembling it just to take a photo!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: rowlandwells on March 23, 2018, 17:47
talking of oldest I'm not saying all the oldest are in the kitchen up our  garden where my workshops and greenhouses are my sun in law said O" welcome to the recycling  yard the cheeky  s-----d  :D
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: wighty on March 23, 2018, 19:53
We were only talking about this at the weekend, my hand held mixer which doesn't get the use it used to is now 35 years old and still works well.  I bought it at Blackbush Market as part of my 'trousseau'.  Do young     people still start a 'trousseau' anymore?
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Veg Plot 1B on March 23, 2018, 21:08
Could have been the food mixer/blender wedding present of 1974 if I had left it alone. Unfortunately it did not survive due to me.
Being a bloke, I tried to de lump the sugar in the blender, which feel apart all over the kitchen. Er indoors was not very pleased
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: mumofstig on March 23, 2018, 21:10
We were only talking about this at the weekend, my hand held mixer which doesn't get the use it used to is now 35 years old and still works well.  I bought it at Blackbush Market as part of my 'trousseau'.  Do young     people still start a 'trousseau' anymore?
Oh, in East London, by custom, your trousseau was just your wedding dress and new undies and clothes for 'going away' all the other things were for your 'bottom drawer'  :D
Local custom and language usage I suppose.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 24, 2018, 08:01
My work chums and my boss at my company collected a lot of cash for us, and we bought a china set in Hastings. They really were so generous!

It is still used daily, and we even found some mugs on Ebay (which weren't around in 1972), and they get a seeing-too regularly!

When Mrs Growster found the design - Royal Doulton 'Segovia' and owl-brown additions (from China Parade in Hastings) - we were assured that the copies and replacements would always be around...

Oh no they weren't, so when the casserole lids broke etc, there weren't any replacements!

Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Goosegirl on March 24, 2018, 15:05
Joining in this trip down Memory Lane, I have some of my mum's old bun tins and a fluffy duster on a stick, a 70's Pyrex casserole dish, and my OH's mum's hand-written recipe book.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: ARPoet on March 24, 2018, 15:23
When my mum died in 1980 we bought an own brand, very basic microwave from Comet for my dad. It cost £89.
 It was used every day until it went bang in 2007.
I wrote to Comet to tell them and got a nice letter of thanks back.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: John on March 25, 2018, 10:09
We've got some sideplates that date back a bit - we noticed they're the same style as the ones on the dresser in The Good Life! A few dessert bowls bought circa 1975 and some Prestige tools - couple of knives, slotted spoon, potato masher but pride of place goes to the Hi-dome pressure cooker that gets used quite often by me.
Val's got a thing about it which dates back to a childhood memory of her dad redecorating the kitchen ceiling by removing the weights with the pressure up on a stew!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 25, 2018, 11:59
We still use the orange mincer and the brown electric whisk, bought with Green Shield Stamps from the shop in Hastings.

And of course there's the canteen of cutlery my mum and dad gave us for a wedding present...

Do they still call them 'canteens'?

And has anybody still got a set of fish knives? We haven't...
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: mumofstig on March 25, 2018, 13:06
And has anybody still got a set of fish knives? We haven't...

They're all on ebay - but I don't think anyone is buying  :lol:
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: 8doubles on March 25, 2018, 13:12
One of these..............
SPONG !

Only replied so i could use the word Spong !
One of my favourite words !
Spong
Spong
Spong .

Spong mincers are hard work ! :)
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: mumofstig on March 25, 2018, 13:53
It sounds like a Monty Python word  :lol: :lol:

Or perhaps a Miranda one? Good word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPMkD6WbHc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPMkD6WbHc)
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: sarajane on March 25, 2018, 18:55
I still use Grandmas pottery mixing bowl. She died in 1981 and used it all her life. It's got a couple of chip's on the edge but I take the best care possible when washing it.
I mainly use it for the December fruitcakes due to it's size and hope to pass it to one of my daughter in laws.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: LILLILEAF on March 26, 2018, 05:36
I still have my mom's hand operated meat mincer,which stays in place by 3 suction cups which stick by turning a handle,i still use it,brilliant simple bit of kit :).
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: 8doubles on March 26, 2018, 13:54
Got a carbon steel butchers knife  which is 60 + years old .
Next would be a Le Creuset casserole dish i got second hand in the 70's and have used regularly.
With care i can see it lasting centuries.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on March 26, 2018, 14:18
We still use the orange mincer and the brown electric whisk, bought with Green Shield Stamps from the shop in Hastings.

And of course there's the canteen of cutlery my mum and dad gave us for a wedding present...

Do they still call them 'canteens'?

And has anybody still got a set of fish knives? We haven't...
I have my parents canteen of cutlery which contains fish knives......and coffee spoons!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on March 26, 2018, 14:23
I have managed to keep my 6 piece teaset with teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, which was a wedding present in 1972. not used much these days. I also have 2 ancient pyrex casserole bowls with lids and an even more ancient meat plate circa 1950, I think it must have been part of a set given to my parents for their wedding.
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: mumofstig on March 26, 2018, 16:05
FP you've reminded me, I have a set of small (coffee sized?) silver Apostle spoons, complete with ancient box.
They appeared from nowhere after my mum passed away, I'd never seen them before  :wacko:
They could do with a good polish now, though ::)
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 26, 2018, 18:00
One of these..............
SPONG !

Only replied so i could use the word Spong !
One of my favourite words !
Spong
Spong
Spong .

Spong mincers are hard work ! :)

Yup, It's one of those, 8! Spong, from Basildon in Essex!

Mrs Growster used it just today for a Shepherd's Pie!

We lost two of the discs years ago, so it's either fine mince or nothing now...
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Growster... on March 26, 2018, 18:09
FP you've reminded me, I have a set of small (coffee sized?) silver Apostle spoons, complete with ancient box.
They appeared from nowhere after my mum passed away, I'd never seen them before  :wacko:
They could do with a good polish now, though ::)

Hmmm...

Before Mrs Growster and I were married, I lived in a degenerate flat off the Fulham Road, with some fabulous Aussies and just one Emglish friend, who worked for Watneys as an area manager on Schooner Inns.

On occasions these places needed closing down, opening up etc, and when we did all that ( I went with him for endless tinctures on the company), there were so many perks, we wondered what life was like without them!

So, when the flat eventually closed down, because the owner wanted it back, we shared out all sorts of stuff, and I finished up with a great spin-dryer, some plates, a saucepan and forty teaspoons...

Still use the spoons daily, so they're well over forty-eight years old! Great for boiled eggs!
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: ManicMum on March 27, 2018, 18:53
Our kids used to hate going round the "living museums" like Beamish and Ironbridge as we spent the whole time saying "we're still using one like that"

For our babies we used the cradle that was bought for my mum who was born in 1927 - and it's still in the loft in case they want it for our (as yet unborn!) grandchildren....
Title: Re: Oldest kit in the kitchen...
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on March 27, 2018, 19:56
FP you've reminded me, I have a set of small (coffee sized?) silver Apostle spoons, complete with ancient box.
They appeared from nowhere after my mum passed away, I'd never seen them before  :wacko:
They could do with a good polish now, though ::)
Ooooh cripes! yes I have a set too and in the ancient box! They were a baptismal gift for my father (1930) I have always known about them. I wonder where I have put them?