Originally Posted by ginnie6
well I of course would love a featherweight but the machine I want the most is one I will never get.....my great grandmother's treadle. My mother would throw it away before she gave it to me.
Unfortunately, you're not alone in this. Mine was the same so I learned early on not to mention that I liked something or it would be given to someone else or thrown out. I did manage to get some bone china (that I loved!) that has been in the family for over 100 years.
I just happened to stop by my mother's one day to find the china sitting on a chair near the front door. Long story short, she was going to sell it for dirt cheap to a dealer! I offered her more money so it's mine now. And, no one can say anything (I'm from a large family) because I bought it.
As for vintage machines, I wasn't able to save my grandmother's hand crank Singer (my mother tossed it) so I bought one from a woman whose grandmother had just died; she was happy to have the machine go to someone who could truly appreciate it. Her machine (now mine!) looks exactly like my grandmother's!! I've been using it. Its wonderful to feel the gears & cogs working as I crank the machine and feed the fabric into it. _:-)_