Looks too much like a child's coffin to suit me, I still use the name.
My great grandmother used hers turned over to set the baby in while she sewed. We have a picture of grandfather sitting in it.
She was also very thrifty, and would try to sew each day to keep up with the families clothing needs.
By thrifty, I mean she didn't waste thread, she would chain sew every seam she could so as not to lose the leader threads, even in clothing construction.
My cousin still has her domestic treadle sewing machine. They take a special needle with a notch in the top, rather hard to find, so the treadle doesn't get used very much.
Ethel