I still have the Kenmore 158-1946 that I got for my HS graduation in 1978 from my parents. It's still going strong, although I don't use it much. Last year I loaned to to my Mom and brought hers (also a Kenmore since my Daddy was a Sears man) home to rehab it. She had taken it to a big-name sewing dealer in Portland for service. About a year later, it froze solid. I opened it up and could see a spray pattern of some sticky white stuff. Took me a week of PB Blaster and wiggling to break it loose, then I got it cleaned out and re-lubed with Tri-Flow.
I have my Grandmother's 66-6 that she got in 1928, the year my Mom was born. It's going to get restored to it's original glory and reunited with the #40 cabinet it came in. My Mom traded out the 66 for a 401 around the time I was born. I learned to sew on the 401, but then she got her Kenmore to sew knits in the 70s.
Last edited by Skyangel; 05-18-2013 at 01:02 PM.