i can't sew on my treadle machine. the table is so low i get a backache and there's really not enough room for my knees to get comfortable. also, the treadle interferes with good placement of the foot pedal. i don't know how you girls do it.
i moved my prettiest one to my living room and use it as a serving table, protected by glass. i have three bases in my basement that my daughter and i don't want to use, so i'll use them for bases for better tables (the tops are SHOT and they never had drawers - even the dealers don't want them. they are totally unattractive and are not from anyone i know. but the bases are very nice.) i think one base on each side, sideways and a decent sized table will be useful as a coffee table or something, and i'll enjoy using the bases. the third one can have a small top and be a lamp table for the guest room. you can't keep everything just because it's old. (when i'm 90 i'll be sorry i said that :roll: )