This is my electric can opener. I bought it in about 1975 for $3 at the Richman Gordman Half Price Store when I lived in Omaha. I's been on one counter or another for over 30 years. Recently, one of my kid's friends commented "Oh, it's a can opener. All these years I thought you really liked pork and beans and the cans were too big for the cupboard."
Tried and true – my electric orange/lemon squeezer. I used to get made fun of for having so many things that plug into the wall. I bought this one at Walgreens in the late 70's for nine bucks, Still works just fine. I sound like my parents used to. Just wait, if you don't already,you will, too.
They don't make them like they used to. My sewing machine weighs a ton due to its metal parts. There is no way I'm parting with this baby. A sewing machine was the first thing I bought when I finished my master's degree and got my first real job.
Here is something that hasn't lasted, although 17 years in an active household is pretty good for furniture. On Tuesday, it's out the door for these guys as two new red love seats are joining our family.
It's disintegrating! What do you have that's lasted forever?
Life's a Stitch 
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