Your oldest, but regularly used appliance?

I'd expected a newer one to be more green™ and efficient™ given 20+ years of progress, but nope. Literally no change at all in electricity consumption.
The green credentials will be more around the refrigerant used in it and it's Global Warming Potential (GWP). Lower GWP gases don't always mean lower power consumption. Reality is the energy required to keep a box at -18 hasn't really changed over the last 20 years and probably won't over the next 20.
 
My bosch fridge.

Bought it in SA probably 10 years ago? Maybe more. Brought it across with us, it's been in storage, but late last year I got sick of the tiny built in fridge in our kitchen, ripped it out and installed the bosch monster in its place.
 
Internet says they came out in 2003.
Magic bullet came out in 2003.

Regardless, I found this article fascinating.
 
We have a Molinaux Mincer and Electric carving knife - both from the 80's -both are used regularly -Carving beef joints and mincing any left over for cottage pie. Will miss them if they pack up.
 
My mums got a Kenwood chef from the 70s, she uses that to bake fairly regularly, especially with my daughter.

I've got one from the 90s.

Or Henry vacuum, my wife had before we were married , and we've been married about 25years. It now sits as a shop vacuum connected to a cyclone dust collector.
 
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