The item you've had the longest in your collection ?

[chipsteak]

This die-cast Falcon will be exactly 40 years old on 25th December. I keep this one childhood thing from my few childhood survivors, the absolute oldest, in my display.



What a piece of junk!

[jedi_mister]

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I bought this early 78 in Woolworths. I was blown away by the cover and its claim to be the greatest film of the century. I didn't get to see it at the cinema until April but by then I'd read the book a few times. It was many years before I found out what a remora was!

[Mini99]

Love this thread...
This is mine...a Speeder Bike that I have only finished finding the missing parts to complete it.
I don’t know when I bought this, and assumed that I had sold it along with everything else in the early 00’s so most likely picked it up in the 90’s.
When I was clearing out the loft when we moved earlier this year I found this in a box missing a few bits, but now it is complete and looking nice again.

[Ruby2511]

This is the piece my boy bought me in 2017!! Kicked off the collecting again

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[gammoguard]

I'm lucky to still have my original figures from when I was a kid so getting on for almost 40 years now I'll always remember going up the escalator of my local Woolworths and when reaching the top seeing 'the wall' of figures - back then it felt like hundreds all mixed up on the arms and you had to go through every arm to check for a figure that you hadn't got
It was in that shop that I saw the first diorama - an AT-AT with Taun Tauns, Snowspeeder and various action figures all in an acrylic display box......I can still see it now Great memories.

[Ruby2511]

@gammoguard Woolies was always our go to shop when we were kids. Saturday morning with Mama was a tradition, pick a figure from woolies then off to Wimpy for a burger and chips and share a knickerbocker glory

Happy days indeed

[StarWarsFan]

This is the piece my boy bought me in 2017!! Kicked off the collecting again

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Wow lovely condition.

[Snaketibe]

Sadly, I kept none of my childhood figures and toys ... but I did keep all my books and posters, plus a ruler and pencil (see viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29936), so it's not all bad news . On that basis therefore, this is the single oldest piece in my collection from 1978, when I was bought it:

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And although not the oldest thing in my collection, this deserves an honourable mention as it's nearly as old and was probably my most read childhood book!

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[Robstyley]

Items I’ve had longest in my collection:
1. Childhood X-Wing, Snowspeeder, Scout Walker, Taun Taun and Wampa, 81’- 83’.
2. Childhood Speeder bike, 83’.
3. Childhood Squidhead - only childhood figure left, 83’.
4. Tub of beaters - first thing I bought as an adult collector, 07’. My original loose collection, now my kids play with them.
5. Chewie - first MOC I bought as an adult collector, 10’.

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