Originally Posted by Aurora
I now know she was a deal, but at the time I was only working part time and it seemed like a small fortune after I had blown $200 on a new Singer to learn to quilt. Since then I have bought another 301A for a backup, think I paid $140 on eBay for her but still a good deal because after that the prices started climbing. Just love my vintage machines. They are alot like me. Not much to look at, but strong where it counts. Yet they are a work of art, a reminder of good times when quality was important.
Aurora, times are tight for me as well and have been for over 2 years now...recession/Great Depression 2, had hit me hard. I work 2 jobs now, the first is my profession, freelance real estate paralegal , the 2nd is a retail job - full time at that one and I consider myself blessed to have gotten that job. I'll be going part time with the retail job now- I can't take the long hours anymore. I wish America would make the machines once again, quality was important. I guess that's why the old machines are still fetching big $$$.
Blessings,
MaryAnna