On Friday Fives About Old Things

[danieldwilliam]

1. What is the oldest object you own?

The oldest object I own is probably a fossil of bellamite or a fish. Although, as an object, both of them were excavated within the last few years. The fossil has existed for tens of millions of years but not in its current state.
The oldest object I own that has been in its current state the longest is my cottage, which was built in 1759.

2. What object have you owned the longest?

I have a couple of fountain pens which I’ve had since I was sixteen.

3. What is the newest object you own?

Is this an object? I just bought some replacement cutting heads for my electric razor. They arrived yesterday and are still in their box.

4. Who is your oldest living relative?

Probably my mum’s cousin who is a few years older than my mum. She’ll be 80 now I think.

5. Who is your youngest living relative?

My wife’s cousin who is 18 months old.

Comments

[cmcmck]

In my case it's a shepherd's crown (heart urchin) fossil which is about 50m years old. I picked it up on the North Downs when I was a kid.

[danieldwilliam]

That's cool!

MLW and I found some Sand Dollars on both sides of the Pacific during a trip we took about ten years ago. They were very very fragile.

I once found a couple of small pyrolite ammonites at Lyme Regis but I gave them to my daughter.

[mountainkiss]

I was given a dinosaur’s tooth by rhythmaning for my 50th birthday, which you’d think would be the best present ever but actually isn’t even the best present I’ve been given by him.

[danieldwilliam]

As rare as hen's teeth those.