# What is the oldest object that you bought/received new that you own?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 29, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-object-that-you-bought-received-new-that-you-own/465755 "2008-09-29T19:52:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-object-that-you-bought-received-new-that-you-own/465755/41 "2008-09-30T13:58:03Z")

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> I have a Roman coin that is somewhat more than 1600 years old. My mother gave it to me.

And she receive it NEW?:eek:

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-object-that-you-bought-received-new-that-you-own/465755/42 "2008-09-30T14:00:35Z")

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No, she picked it up in Bath, England about 10 years or so ago. Apparently a trove of Roman coins had recently been discovered there and they were not unreasonably priced.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-object-that-you-bought-received-new-that-you-own/465755/43 "2008-09-30T15:06:29Z")

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> I was given a teddy bear for my first Christmas. It will be 47 this year (I still have it.)

I was just cleaning up and found my old teddy bear, and I’ve got five years on you . Nyahh!

I long ago chewed the eyes off, the plastic snout was dented when I was still little and never undented (does anybody do Body Work on teddy bears?), and it still plays “Brahms’ Lullaby” when you wind up the crank. well, kinda. Some of the tines on the music box’ blittle glockenspiel have apparently broken off, and it can’t play some of the notes. So if you didn’t already know it was supposed to be Brahms’ Lullaby, you might not guess it from what comes out.  
I also have a plastic Mighty Mouse doll from the same time. I useed to chew on the ears, and all the paint’s gone from there. Probably highly toxic.

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**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-object-that-you-bought-received-new-that-you-own/465755/44 "2008-09-30T15:29:15Z")

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I have several dresses that I wore as a baby. They are now _grumble_ 51 years of age. My favorite thing is the Chatty Cathy doll I got as a 3 year-old. She’s now about 47, and in more need of plastic surgery than I.

Thanks for the link to the doll hospital, Shirley Ujest; it’s just what the doctor ordered for Cathy. She still makes some sounds when you pull her string.

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