Originally Posted by May in Jersey
My MIL also gave me her White in the early 1960's when she bought a new Singer with all the bells and whistles, she even bought the desk cabinet. It came in a small wood cabinet whose top opened to make a sewing surface. I used it for many years, don't know if it did anything more than straight stitch because that's all I knew how to use back then. Instead of a foot pedal it had a knee lever to start and stop the machine.
I'm currently sewing on a White machine that I inherited when my DMIL passed. It was bought brand new in 1964 and still runs like a dream. I have it serviced every year and keep her good and cleaned and oiled. She only does a straight stitch, but that's all I need from her(since I have a back-up that does all the fancy stitches, but rarely ever need them). I hope to have her a LONG time.