I really struggle with our consumable, disposable throw-away society and way of life Maybe because I'm a bit older than the average BB member I can remember my Nana's house and it was full of things that she had had most of her life. Most items were bought or given to her in the 1940's when she moved out of home and got married. She had a lovely home and especially in the kitchen you could really tell that back then things were made to last.

Even my parents who got married in the 1960's still have items that have "lasted a life-time". My mum's Sunbeam MixMaster springs to mind. DH's parents also had many items from their marriage in the 1950's that we inherited when it came time to clear out their family home when his mum passed. So between these three households there were items like:

Linen (probably 1000 count cotton) sheets, tea-towels etc still in excellent condition.
Cutlery (silver rubbed off a bit but re-coating is worthwhile).
Crockery (lots of lovely 1950's dinnerware)
Stereo systems (an old His Masters Voice turntable still going strong circa 1960s)
Furniture
Lamps
Clothing (cardigans etc from the 50s/60s)
Books

Is there anything that you own that you have bought recently (say in the past 10 years) that you expect to get a life-times use out of... that you might be passing on to your grandchildren?

I know that some members say they expect a life-times use from their KitchenAid mixer... but I think that items like that are all too rare