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Moulinex food processor, Bosch coffee grinder, Dualit toaster - 30yrs+

In message <9Kx* snipped-for-privacy@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, at 13:44:33 on Thu,

Yes, mine does that.

Dualit toaster here is over 25 years. One new element, that's all.

The winner is probably the HP LaserJet 4+. 32 years old.

Cant think of anything that's lasted that long for me., I have a blender

- long before the days of 'nutri bullets' that is still mint. Aga is

.410 Bolt action shotgun. Bought when I was 15.. Delivered through the post and cost £12-10/- Japanese stainless steel cutlery bought around 1970.

Oh I thought we were strictly electrical appliance.

Most of my hifi is from the 1980s. Massively repaired mind you.

My cutlery is 90s. As is the crockery.

House moves tend to pass on stuff. Our Dualit toaster needed oil for the timer, Henry has been here a while. Quooker seem to think our boiling water tap needs an expensive annual do over:-(

I've still got some teaspoons from the 1970s that a waitress stole for me. And plenty of vinyl records. I should sell them and buy the CDs.

Weirdly, I quite like appliances that look like what they are. Hunting for the fridge/dishwasher/microwave/washing machine/dryer is a tedious game.

Tim

If we're getting on to cultery... Me Mum's breadknife. Part of her 'Bottom Drawer'[1] and hence pre-War. Still in daily use.

I have a Kenwood Chef mixer and a Singer sewing machine that were second-hand when I acquired them about 40 years ago.

Chris

Also, it is recommended that washing machine doors are left open for some time after use, so if you wash frequently, it will never be shut away. When my integrated one failed, I was happy for the new one to be out & proud.

Chris

Our last CH boiler lasted from its installation in 1982 until we replaced it in April 2023.

Yes, good point. In fact I would avoid putting a washing machine in the kitchen if I have space and hook-up elsewhere - outside shed, understairs etc. I went to some expense and trouble to put it in the cellar of my last place - well worth it. Noisy smelly space consuming things.

The old Miele was better designed. It was a semi-integrated, with control panel at the top and a cupboard-sized metal front door to hide the drum, that swung open to the right like a normal drum or cupboard opening. Onto the metal front panel was applied the same veneer used by the kitchen units, so it matched the decor. You could leave it ajar with no troubles, and it took no space away from the drum.

Pity we seem to have regressed into sticking heavy wooden panels on appliances and making them less capable as a result.

Theo

Bought a Creek 2020 in about 1988. Still use it.

Have an older amp, bought in 1979/80, in the study.

Short term memory loss kicking in already?

Kenwood chefs of the earlier sort are built like tanks and are fully repairable, hang on to it.. I got my current sewing machine S/H about 7 years ago. No idea how old it is, 70s 0r 80s I suspect

I built a special room for it. Washer, drier, CU and CH boiler plus some woirktops, a double sink, and storage. Get all the 'engine room' stuff out of the way in one place...