What do you own that's going to around in 100 -150 years from now?

[catmandu57]

Watching the roadshow, most of the things they evaluate are roughly in that range, looking around I see a chalk cat paper weight that might make it that long, other than that I can't think of anything that might find it to a future version of AR. What do you have?

edit: to make the years right.

[anarch]

1. one hundred thousand one hundred fifty years from now? Can't think of anything.

[catmandu57]

2. I thought that looked funny

I'll go edit it but it may be interesting to see what's here when the cockroaches rule.

[Katina]

3. I HOPE that the rug I have makes it

It was my Great Aunt's and it's already over 100 years old. I hope my kids know enough to take care of it so they can pass it down.

[Coventina]

6. Oh yeah, I have a few nice rugs that may survive.

Thanks for reminding me!!

:hi:

[Coventina]

4. Maybe my jewelry, some pieces are already older than that.

Maybe some of my heirloom dishes.

Other than that, I mostly have crap that future generations will probably throw away.

on edit: Forgot about the Song dynasty vase and the Chinese hanging scroll. Maybe someone will want those.

[flvegan]

5. I have Oriental rugs that will hopefully be around

and very valuable at that time.

[Coventina]

8. flvegan, you know I love you, but I have to ask...

Are vegans "allowed" to own silk & wool rugs?

[flvegan]

12. Vegans should NOT buy silk nor wool rugs, no

I've had mine since long before I was even a vegetarian, and I'm not one of those that would waste something I had previously. I also have a couple pair of leather dress shoes, a leather baseball glove (and cleats) from my non-vegan days. My grandfather's knife is in a leather holster (that he made). I was also given a pair of weightlifting gloves that are leather. I do get shit from the "no compromise" types, but I find most of that to be wasted hot air.

[Coventina]

13. Thanks for your insight. It's hard sometimes to know what to do with these things.

I'm not a vegan (as you know) so the rugs aren't an issue for me, but some stuff is just icky. My family is from the Southwest so there are "heirloom" pieces floating around like bola ties made from tortoise shells and stuff like that.

[flvegan]

18. Some things

I couldn't hang on to, such as somthing that was so obviously an animal (tortoise shell, fur coat, mounted antlers, etc). I'd find some way to donate them.

[RebelOne]

21. After I became a vegetarian, I gave away all the furs that I had to charity.

But I have kept the leather and suede shoes, purses and coats. Why waste them?

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. My caps (dental); some of my furniture. Who knows? Anything could happen.

Though I do try to buy quality in the hopes of whatever it is actually lasting a long time.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Plastic grocery bags.

The only thing I own that may be roadshow fodder is a commode stand (age over 100 years now)that has been stripped and had new hardware installed. Some future appraiser can declare it worthless.

[catmandu57]

15. Somebody broke the first rule

never strip furniture or replace hardware.

[Gormy Cuss]

25. But he removed about 5 coats of paint....

I know, I know. There goes the value!

[Hugin]

10. Well, there's still a half a jar of Mayo in the fridge...

Hmm... Don't suppose that'd make it.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. My pet tortoise

[Orsino]

14. Iraq War debt. n/t

[skygazer]

16. My great-great grandfather's Civil War belt buckle

It's already about 150 years old. I'm not selling it, though. :)

[cobalt1999]

23. was it a regiment buckle?

Meaning is it stamped with his state army/unit? That is pretty cool. I have my great great grandfathers pocket watch, that puppies not for sale either.

[skygazer]

28. It's an officer's buckle

He was the Colonel commanding the 69th New York, lead regiment of the Irish Brigade.

This is the buckle -



This is my great-great grandfather wearing it -



I have a great picture of me wearing it at Manassas last year - 145 years after the first time it had been there - but I've got dial-up and it takes too long for the darn thing to upload onto photobucket.

[zanne]

17. My vacuum cleaner

I bought it in 1979 and it still works. I can't get rid of the damn thing.

[cobalt1999]

19. Most of the furniture.

Most of our furniture is already over 100 years old, or at least 50. I suspect my daughters and grandchildren will keep a good bit of it, even if they don't, someone will.

Since the house is on the water in Florida, it may be an underwater reef due to global warming too.

[ZombieNixon]

20. My dad's car.

Thing's indestructible. How much would a decrepit 1986 Volvo 240 DL Station Wagon be worth in 2157? :P

[xmas74]

22. I have a cast iron skillet that is already over 100 years old.

It'll still be here in another 100 years.

Forgot to add that my house is over 100 years old and it's still in great shape. As long as it's taken care of it should be here 100 years from now.

[RedCappedBandit]

24. Lots of plastic crap.

:(

[Tyler Durden]

26. Pocket watches, REAL wrist watches, old clock, Grand Rapids desk.

My writing desk is almost 100 years old and worth well over a grand. The Waltham Pocket watches are all in silver cases (one gold) two have inlaid brass railroad engines, they date from 1866 to 1901. The wrist watches are all new, but they're all self winding SEIKO and likely will last that long. There's some other antiques. I like old stuff.

[catmandu57]

27. I forgot the piece of rebar out back

that should make it easily and my wedding band will be around in one form or another.

[Burma Jones]

29. My Trumpets, especially the Monette

And a couple of pinball machines

The Monette Trumpet is a beautiful thing......