At 09:31 04-02-16, Douglas Amrine wrote:
 >
 >Antiques are usually considered to be things which are at least 100 
years old.
 >

That is the definition that I learned as a child in the UK, but when 
I went to the USA I discovered that the elapsed time period was not 
only much shorter, but also variable --  indeed, the word is 
sometimes used there to describe anything that is no longer generally on sale.

David

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