how old does something have to be to be an antique
An antique (Latin: antiquus; old, ancient) is an old collectable item. It is collected or desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society. It is common practice to define antique as applying to objects at least 100 years old, Antiques are usually objects that show some degree of craftsmanshipâor a certain attention to design, such as a desk or an early automobile.