No. 0076Laundry room
c. 1925Toyne's Rotary Clothes Line
The rotary line that came before the Hills Hoist
Running about 98 years as of 2023
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. 0009Laundry room
c. 1950GE clothes iron
A new 1950s iron, found in 2006
Running about 67 years as of 2017
No. 0078Laundry room
1974Maytag washer
$169 in 1974, and the receipt is in a drawer
Running 50 years as of 2024
No. 0074Laundry room
1979Kenmore washer and dryer, Whirlpool series
Left behind by the last owners, 38 years in
Running 38 years as of 2017
No. 0007Laundry room
1987Maytag washing machine
Three boys and a washer from 1987
Running 32 years as of 2019
No. 0073Laundry room
1987Maytag LAT9900ABW washer
A leak, one hose clamp, two Canadian dollars
Running 38 years as of 2025
No. 0008Laundry room
1988Maytag SG1000 washer and dryer
A 340-pound hand-me-down from homeRunning 32 years as of 2020
No. 0075Laundry room
c. 1990GE electric dryer
Up on railroad ties in the ambulance bay
Running about 30 years as of 2020
No. 0077Laundry room
c. 1992Hotpoint clothes dryer
Came free with the first house, never repairedRunning about 25 years as of 2017
No. 0079Laundry room
c. 2002Whirlpool direct drive washer
One $6 coupler in 22 years, and spares on a shelf
Running about 22 years as of 2024
Got something old that still works?
Tell us what it is, what year it's from, and one thing about it nobody would guess. A photo helps. A person reads every one before it goes on the wall.
Fill out a tag