My grandmother sewed on an Eldredge two spools treadle. Mom tells stories about pushing the treadle for g-ma!
My mother taught me to sew on an electric Eldredge purchased for her by my dad the year my oldest sibling was born. It is in a wonderful oak cabinet, and is now in my front room. It makes the most wonderful buttonholes, and will sew most anything. In school, I had to use a Singer. I fought with that thing - I do not know the model, but I remember the drop-in bobbin. I used to take my projects home, because I could get a much better job done on the old Eldredge. After leaving home, I had access to a sewing machine in the dorm - imagine! A sewing machine, but no kitchen! I used it (probably an old black Singer) to make dresses for parties... But that is another story
When I got to teach my girls, they used my Viking - a 1979 model 6570 that is currently my newest machine.
Wow! What a walk down memory lane! Thanks, everyone for sharing your stories!