My Earliest Surviving Possession – Seahorse Paperweight
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
May 5, 2016 11:43am CST
Most things I have owned have broken, been passed on to others, worn out or just lost over the years. The earliest thing I have surviving the ravages of my life is this rather nice paperweight, containing an imitation seahorse. I bought it myself on holiday in 1977, and while other things have gone, it endures. I’m strangely attached to it for that.
Do you have any early possessions you still hold dear?
Arthur Chappell
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18114)
• Torrington, Connecticut
5 May 16
Not really, I just have a gold coin collection from about 9 years ago and its very valauble, going for about 3,000 usd on ebay
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May 16
That's cool. I have some shells I brought back from the ocean. Most of mine have been sold or traded for money to live. Single mom raising a child is tough sometimes.I had to get rid of some cool antiques.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 May 16
I collected a lot of beach shells in my youth - no idea what happened to them
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
6 May 16
@arthurchappell ...They tend to get destroyed if moved and bumped around a lot.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
6 May 16
@celticeagle mine were probably just thrown out by my parents
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@toniganzon (77249)
• Philippines
6 May 16
I've been moving a lot back and forth that i've lost my old possessions.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 May 16
that is um, older than me! lol, I have a few photos from the early 80s, thats it. lost so much over the years
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
6 May 16
I'm a bit of a hoarder so a few, a stuffed bunny from about 2 years old, a book I got at Sunday school the list goes on 
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@teamfreak16 (43648)
• Denver, Colorado
6 May 16
I basically had to get rid of everything.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
6 May 16
@teamfreak16 a fate I may well face soon sadly
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@beaniefanatic13 (5068)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
6 May 16
Your paper wight is very unique and the fact that you have been able to keep it for so long makes it all that more special. The day I was born one of my parents friends had flowers delivered to my mom in a ceramic plant holder it's very babyish, but it held special meaning to my mother. He was deployed shortly after my birth to Vietnam and never came home. My mother gave it to me when I became an adult. It has traveled back and forth across the US multiple times and survived a house fire, it remains completely intact with no chips. I will be 49 yrs old this year. I placed it in each of my children's rooms when they were baby's. It was used for varying purposes, even as a door stop, 
, since it's so heavy. It is something that I will keep and treasure always. It is the one item that has remained the longest.
, since it's so heavy. It is something that I will keep and treasure always. It is the one item that has remained the longest.1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 May 16
beaniefanatic13 lovely that your plant holder has endured so long
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@xstitcher (39055)
• Petaluma, California
22 May 16
I still have my first teddy bear, given to me as an infant. A good part of his nose is worn off, but I still have him. :)
