2006-09-13 07:25:26 · 11 answers · asked by WannaKnow 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Depends on the item:
Houses, structures - 100 years
Furniture and collectibles (including books) - 50 years
Cars - "vintage" aftter 25
2006-09-13 07:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by PlainLana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people think an antique is anything over 100 years old, but that's not exactly right. A true antique would be an item made before 1830, which would mean it pre-dated the mass
production-industrialization of the USA.
2006-09-13 14:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Violet Pearl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 years
2006-09-13 14:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legal US defintion is 100 years. Anything that dates before 100 years is vintage.
2006-09-13 14:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by Narilka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the item. a car is 20 years. furniture usually 25
2006-09-13 14:32:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
80-100 years
2006-09-13 14:42:05 · answer #6 · answered by ttikki2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25 years!
2006-09-13 14:39:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be classified an antique it is 50 years
2006-09-13 14:33:51 · answer #8 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 years.
2006-09-13 14:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With computers it could be as little as 1 year.
2006-09-13 14:33:47 · answer #10 · answered by BobbyD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋