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The Long Run

Objects that have been made without interruption for decades, and the evidence for each date. Where the record disagrees with itself, the disagreement is on the page.

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Dexter-Russell S5198 Chef's Knife 1818 Jaques Chess Set 1849 Jaques Croquet Set 1851 Leonardt Dip Pen Nib 1856 Klein Lineman's Pliers 1857 Thonet Model No. 14 Chair 1859 Levi's 501 1873 Peugeot Pepper Mill 1874 Starrett Combination Square 1880 Duluth Pack #3 Canoe Pack 1882 Victorinox Fibrox Chef's Knife 1884 Straight Razor (Thiers-Issard) 1884 Bicycle Playing Cards 1885 Opinel No. 8 1890 Kelly Kettle 1890 Opinel No. 8 Folding Knife 1890 Brunton Compass 1894 Victorinox Swiss Army Knife 1897 Opinel No. 6 1897 Opinel No. 10 1897 Staedtler Noris Pencil 1901 Faber-Castell Castell 9000 1905 Dovo Straight Razor 1906 Sigg Aluminum Bottle 1908 Vimto Cordial 1908 L.L.Bean Boot 1912 Stanley Vacuum Bottle 1913 Burberry Trench Coat 1914 Filson Cruiser 1914 Keds Champion 1916 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star 1917 Tilley Lamp 1919 Wilkinson Sword Gardening Shears 1920 Case Trapper Knife 1920 Filson Tin Cloth Jacket 1920 London Fog Trench Coat 1923 Montblanc Meisterstück 1924 Le Creuset Enamelled Cast Iron Dutch Oven 1925 Barcelona Chair 1929 Knoll Barcelona Chair 1929 Goyard St. Louis Tote 1930 Gubi Bestlite 1930 Martin D-28 1931 Patek Philippe Calatrava 1932 Artek Stool 60 1933 Bialetti Moka Express 1933 Sperry Top-Sider 1935 Monopoly 1935 Melitta Cone Filter 1936 Carhartt Double Front Work Pants 1939 Carhartt B01 1939 Chemex Coffeemaker 1941 Gibson J-45 1942 Movado Museum 1947 Omega Seamaster 1948 Scrabble 1948 Clue (Cluedo) 1949 Ercol Windsor Chair 1950 Fender Telecaster 1950 Clarks Desert Boot 1950 Fender Precision Bass 1951 Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture 1951 Gibson Les Paul 1952 Red Wing 877 1952 Fissler Pressure Cooker 1953 Rolex Submariner 1953 Fender Stratocaster 1954 Gretsch 6120 1954 Hunter Original Wellington 1956 Casio SL-300 1957 Omega Speedmaster Professional 1957 Beyerdynamic M160 1957 Delvaux Brillant Bag 1958 Bodum Chambord French Press 1958 Sabatier Elephant Chef's Knife 1958 Vox AC30 1959 Sennheiser MD421 1960 Dr. Martens 1460 1960 La Pavoni Europiccola 1961 Epiphone Casino 1961 Guild D-40 1963 Adidas Stan Smith 1963 Vostok Komandirskie 1965 Shure SM57 1965 R.M. Williams Craftsman 1966 Shure SM58 1966 Staedtler Mars Eraser 1967 Neumann U87 1967 Fiskars Scissors 1967 Blundstone Original 500 1968 Technics SL-1200 1972 Linn Sondek LP12 1973 Birkenstock Arizona 1973 Staub Cocotte 1974 Timberland 6-Inch Premium 1976 Rega Planar 1 1977 Barbour Bedale 1980 Longines DolceVita 1997 Philips Hue Smart Bulb 2012

Kitchen & Dining

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Cooking & Baking

Cookware

1925 Le Creuset Enamelled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Le Creuset 1953 Fissler Pressure Cooker Fissler 1974 Staub Cocotte Staub

Knives & Chopping

1818 Dexter-Russell S5198 Chef's Knife Dexter-Russell 1884 Victorinox Fibrox Chef's Knife Victorinox 1890 Opinel No. 8 Opinel · 1897 also claimed 1897 Opinel No. 6 Opinel · 1890 also claimed 1897 Opinel No. 10 Opinel · 1890 also claimed 1958 Sabatier Elephant Chef's Knife Sabatier · 1824 also claimed

Kitchen Utensils

1967 Fiskars Scissors Fiskars · 1649 also claimed

Dining & Drinks

1890 Kelly Kettle Kelly Kettle Co. · 2 other years claimed 1933 Bialetti Moka Express Bialetti · 3 other years claimed 1936 Melitta Cone Filter Melitta · 2 other years claimed 1941 Chemex Coffeemaker Chemex 1958 Bodum Chambord French Press Bodum · 2 other years claimed 1961 La Pavoni Europiccola La Pavoni

Home & Furniture

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Furniture

1859 Thonet Model No. 14 Chair Thonet 1929 Barcelona Chair Knoll / Barceloneta 1929 Knoll Barcelona Chair Knoll · 4 other years claimed 1933 Artek Stool 60 Artek 1950 Ercol Windsor Chair Ercol · 3 other years claimed

Home Accessories

1930 Gubi Bestlite Gubi 1951 Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Noguchi Museum 2012 Philips Hue Smart Bulb Philips · 1891 also claimed

Fashion

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Clothing

Jackets & Coats

1914 Burberry Trench Coat Burberry · 2 other years claimed 1914 Filson Cruiser Filson 1920 Filson Tin Cloth Jacket Filson 1923 London Fog Trench Coat London Fog · 1954 also claimed 1980 Barbour Bedale Barbour · 1894 also claimed

Jeans & Trousers

1873 Levi's 501 Levi Strauss · 1890 also claimed 1939 Carhartt Double Front Work Pants Carhartt · 1889 also claimed 1939 Carhartt B01 Carhartt

Footwear

Boots

1912 L.L.Bean Boot L.L.Bean · 1911 also claimed 1950 Clarks Desert Boot Clarks · 1949 also claimed 1952 Red Wing 877 Red Wing Shoes · 1953 also claimed 1956 Hunter Original Wellington Hunter · 1958 also claimed 1960 Dr. Martens 1460 Dr. Martens 1966 R.M. Williams Craftsman R.M. Williams 1968 Blundstone Original 500 Blundstone · 1960 also claimed 1976 Timberland 6-Inch Premium Timberland · 1973 also claimed

Trainers

1916 Keds Champion Keds 1917 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Converse 1963 Adidas Stan Smith Adidas · 1965 also claimed · one pause

Shoes

1935 Sperry Top-Sider Sperry · one pause

Sandals

1973 Birkenstock Arizona Birkenstock

Bags

Handbags

1930 Goyard St. Louis Tote Goyard · 1896 also claimed 1958 Delvaux Brillant Bag Delvaux · 1829 also claimed

Backpacks

1882 Duluth Pack #3 Canoe Pack Duluth Pack

Accessories

1932 Patek Philippe Calatrava Patek Philippe 1947 Movado Museum Movado 1948 Omega Seamaster Omega 1953 Rolex Submariner Rolex · 1954 also claimed 1957 Omega Speedmaster Professional Omega · 1963 also claimed 1965 Vostok Komandirskie Vostok 1997 Longines DolceVita Longines · 1912 also claimed

Electronics & Audio

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Audio

1972 Technics SL-1200 Technics · one pause 1973 Linn Sondek LP12 Linn Products · 1972 also claimed 1977 Rega Planar 1 Rega · 1973 also claimed · one pause

Small Electronics

1957 Casio SL-300 Casio

Musical Instruments

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Guitars & Basses

Electric Guitars

1950 Fender Telecaster Fender · 1951 also claimed 1952 Gibson Les Paul Gibson · one pause 1954 Fender Stratocaster Fender 1954 Gretsch 6120 Gretsch · 1955 also claimed · one pause 1961 Epiphone Casino Epiphone

Acoustic Guitars

1931 Martin D-28 C.F. Martin & Company 1942 Gibson J-45 Gibson · one pause 1963 Guild D-40 Guild · one pause

Bass Guitars

1951 Fender Precision Bass Fender

Keys, Amps & More

Amps & Pedals

1959 Vox AC30 Vox · 1958 also claimed

Microphones

1957 Beyerdynamic M160 Beyerdynamic 1960 Sennheiser MD421 Sennheiser 1965 Shure SM57 Shure 1966 Shure SM58 Shure 1967 Neumann U87 Neumann

DIY & Tools

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Hand Tools

1857 Klein Lineman's Pliers Klein Tools 1874 Peugeot Pepper Mill Peugeot · 1840 also claimed 1880 Starrett Combination Square Starrett · 1879 also claimed

Knives & Multi-tools

1897 Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Victorinox · 2 other years claimed 1920 Case Trapper Knife Case · 2 other years claimed

Garden & Outdoor

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Garden

1920 Wilkinson Sword Gardening Shears Wilkinson Sword · 1772 also claimed

Camping & Outdoor

Camping & Hiking

1890 Opinel No. 8 Folding Knife Opinel · 1897 also claimed 1894 Brunton Compass Brunton 1919 Tilley Lamp Tilley · 1915 also claimed

Flasks & Bottles

1908 Sigg Aluminum Bottle Sigg 1908 Vimto Cordial Vimto 1913 Stanley Vacuum Bottle Stanley · 1915 also claimed

Sports & Leisure

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1849 Jaques Chess Set Jaques of London · 1830 also claimed 1851 Jaques Croquet Set Jaques of London · 1795 also claimed 1885 Bicycle Playing Cards United States Playing Card Company 1935 Monopoly Hasbro 1948 Scrabble Hasbro · 2 other years claimed 1949 Clue (Cluedo) Hasbro

Stationery & Office

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1856 Leonardt Dip Pen Nib D. Leonardt & Co. 1901 Staedtler Noris Pencil Staedtler · 1890 also claimed 1905 Faber-Castell Castell 9000 Faber-Castell · 2 other years claimed 1924 Montblanc Meisterstück Montblanc 1967 Staedtler Mars Eraser Staedtler · 1900 also claimed

Health & Grooming

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1884 Straight Razor (Thiers-Issard) Thiers-Issard 1906 Dovo Straight Razor Dovo