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This thread is so funny...and so very true. I too am seeing lots of things labeled as antique that are from my youth and vintage/collectible things are from the 80's or so. Fine wine aging - yeah, that's the ticket! I am trying to stay stored properly so I don't turn to vinegar.

*had to edit cause my fine mind went a little off*

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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie

i don't need to hear the 50 year thing-----------sticking quilt scraps in my ears!

Another use for scraps!!! :)

I still have a hand mixer I got for a wedding present in 1966 - April 2 to be exact. Still works....

marje

I found an old lunch box like I had in third grade,DGD says " Grandma, how did that fit in your backpack?". She was incredulous wheN I told her we didn' have backpacks back then, we had book bags. Oh well!

I am not 51 I am 25 with 26 years of experience! :-)

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Originally Posted by montanajan

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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

I think the rule is still 100 years old for an antique and 30 to 50 years old for collectibles and 50 to 100 years old for vintage.

I've noticed a whole lot of ebay sellers don't really have a clue what they're talking about.

Re: ebay sellers calling something antique or vintage.
Another mistake they often make is calling old Singers, etc, "industrial" machines. Most are simply the old all metal ones designed for home use many years ago. They are not the same thing as truly industrial sewing machines; they just are workhorses from the day when (my Mom anyway) it was customary to sew one's own clothing, coats, upholstery, draperies, quilts, costumes for kids, wedding gowns, mend jeans, & so on.
These old machines still beat most of the newer models for durability, but technically are not industrial machines that were made for mass production of clothing, etc for retail markets.

So true about the industrial machines. I worked as an operator for several years. I would not expect an antique machine to function as an industrial type, nor vice versa. HUGE difference. As well constructed as many antiques are, they are not built for speed. The average home machine stitches up to 800 per minute wide open and floored, while an industrial can power out a minimum of 2500. How many people can handle their fabric that quickly and maintain control? ;)

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Originally Posted by chairjogger

I love this post. Feel the very same way. Brows through antique stores and am finding our wedding gifts! What is up with that !! "they are vintage" still did not feel any better !

I feel your pain ! hah!

And the funny thing is, I am not sure who that older woman looking back at me in the mirror is! lol

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Originally Posted by Chickerson

I am not 51 I am 25 with 26 years of experience! :-)

Yes, and I just celebrated the 3rd anniversary of my 17th birthday. :lol:

RE: terminology such as "vintage" and "antique" I do think the definition for vintage is changing, and may depend on where you are selling/buying. I used to sell on Etsy, and the site rules stated that "vintage" could refer to anything 25 years or older (If I remember correctly. I know that it allowed some things from the 1980's to be labeled "vintage").

I think "antique" was reserved for items 100 years or older.

We are not vintage, we are gently aged ;)