re: Your oldest functioning appliance?

We have a Singer sewing machine that was passed down to my daughters, originally belonged to my great mothers grandmother.

It’s one of the old fashioned models driven by a pump pedal. Made around 1890.


My wife still hems the kids clothes on it a few times a year.

Kenmore Frig bought in 1998. Still works great and made tons of ice. Now out in the garage since looked a little dated. New one makes about 10 cubes a day.

A/C unit (York) was installed in 2001. Down here, that’s probably as good as one could expect. Other than cleaning it and filter changes, it has never had a component failure.

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old fridge that we have in our garage

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Same here. 22 yr old fridge in the hot garage, rust on the doors, but refuses to die. Freezer on top and fridge on the bottom just as cold as ever.

My grandmother died in 2009 with that same Amana Radar Range microwave with the dial that she got in the late 70s - early 80s. Still worked when we sold her house.

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Depends, how old a broad is she?

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40s. Still runs like a top. Maintenance costs are starting to pile up though.

Not really an appliance but my house was built in 1976.. they installed room intercoms and am fm radio that can be played in all the rooms… everything still works.. radio has tubes.

Gas stove from 1997. I have only had to replace one part, one of the ignitors went out, super easy replacement. The timer works but the the beeper went out so unless you are standing next to it, watching it count down, the timer is worthless. But that's what Siri is for.

KitchenAide stand mixer from the 50s-60s. Been handed down a couple times now.

Dorm fridge in our outdoor shop. My dad bought it from Montgomery Wards for his office many years—possibly as many as ten— before his retirement in 1995. Still works like a charm.

I have a Sony digital clock radio/alarm my grandparents got me in 1989. It still works like day 1.