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60 year old appliances
UKMustache:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42043754
Sydney Saunders, 83, and wife Rachel, 81, from Exeter, have a tumble dryer, water boiler, cooker and washing machine, all in recent working order.
They bought some of the items when they got married in 1956 and have been using most of them since.
Considering I have yet to get more than about 6 years out of any major appliance (fridge, washing machine, TV etc) I'd say that these two have done pretty well!
geekette:
My FIL built his house in '57 or '58, and while he's gone, his niece lives there with the original oven and cooktop. The A/C quit working at about the 55 year mark because no one could find a capacitor of the right type, but the old oil furnace was still working when it was removed for something more efficient 2 years ago. Pretty amazing.
And while we've had to do repairs on all of them, we have a 23 year old microwave/convection oven, a 19 year old range, and a 14 year old dishwasher in our house. Let's not speak of the HVAC, though.
DesireeD:
My 1961 fridgidaire flaire stove is still churning out tons of great meals for our multigenerational family of 8. The ovens are not deep, but they are well insulated separate cubes. One is big and one is small, so I only heat the area I need.
Rural:
My GE Harvest Gold electric stove is at least 39 years old and almost certainly over 40 (1979 was the last year for the color). Works great, and I can still get parts.
zolotiyeruki:
If it ain't broke, right?
I'm not old enough to have owned appliances for that long, but I do like my table saw that was built in the 60's. I bought it for $125, spent a bit more to extend the surface. Cat iron and steel, baby. No plastic structure!
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