Originally Posted by ontheriver
I think 100 yr or more for antique.
Yep, I think that's the legal definition - as the way US Customs defines artifacts coming in or out of the US.
Vintage - well, it's really supposed to refer to wine - Vintage 1998.
But it's been kind of overused and not applied to all kinds of things.
The general uses that I've heard most are:
a: Collectibles - something that is over 50 years old (not yet old enough to be an antique. But hoping ;-) ).
or
b: something that's old enough that it's back in style again, like fashion - Vintage 1970's clothes. (Blech.)
Although, the 70's aren't that far from being 50 years ago.
That's so ....wow. Huh.
I've been guilty of "A" when selling certain things on eBay.
Or something that's not being made/produced any more