Still Running

82 things with 4,583 years of service between them, counted to the day each story was posted. Every one was in use when its owner wrote about it.

No. 0003Kitchen

c. 1927

Reliable gas stove

The best stove in the house is in the dining room An old enamel gas stove on legs, made by the German company Krefft. Not a Reliable, and not the one in the story.

An old enamel gas stove on legs, made by the German company Krefft. Not a Reliable, and not the one in the story.

Running about 90 years as of 2017

No. 0002Kitchen

1949

General Electric refrigerator

Half the owner's manual is recipes An old Hotpoint refrigerator, a General Electric brand, at the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan. Not the one in the story.

Running 71 years as of 2020

No. 0071Kitchen

1951

Wagner Ware No. 8 skillet

A July 1951 wedding gift, on the stove every day A vintage American cast iron skillet made by Griswold, Wagner's old Ohio rival. Not a Wagner, and not the one in the story.

A vintage American cast iron skillet made by Griswold, Wagner's old Ohio rival. Not a Wagner, and not the one in the story.

Running 68 years as of 2019

No. 0001Kitchen

1953

Philco refrigerator

The TV died in the 60s. The fridge didn't. A Philco refrigerator from about 1950, now in a museum in Asturias, Spain. Not the one in the story.

Running 61 years as of 2014

No. 0004Kitchen

c. 1955

Cast iron skillets

Cooked in until the handle came off A pair of well-used cast iron skillets. Not the ones in the story.

Running about 59 years as of 2014

No. 0072Kitchen

c. 1955

Hoover coffee percolator

Hoover made coffee pots too An American electric coffee percolator from around 1950, with the glass pot showing the pump tube and basket inside. Not a Hoover, and not the one in the story.

An American electric coffee percolator from around 1950, with the glass pot showing the pump tube and basket inside. Not a Hoover, and not the one in the story.

Running about 63 years as of 2018

No. 0005Kitchen

1965

Sears electric carving knife

The Sunday roast knife, never sharpened An electric carving knife of the same basic design. Not a Sears, and not the one in the story.

Running 53 years as of 2018

No. 0006Kitchen

1971

Toaster

Bought on a Macy's card with a $300 limit A Sunbeam toaster from the late 1970s. Not the one in the story.

Running 49 years as of 2020

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