The first thing I bought after I started working in 1958 was a sewing machine. It was a Sew Mor and was advertised in the paper. I solved the puzzle and got it for $50. I made payments, $5 a month. I sewed for myself and when my room mate saw what I was doing, she asked me to sew for her. I used it until after I got married, and made a lot of baby clothes for my babies. Then I moved up to a Singer Golden Touch and Sew and used it for several years and moved up to a new model Singer. I used it until I went to the State Fair and saw Janome's demonstrated and just had to have one of them. When the mother board blew up on it I moved up to the 11000 which was the top of the line at the time. I'm still using it and bought a Jem at a good price to take to classes. I got another good deal on a Jem and gave it to my daughter. She loves it. So goes my sewing machine story which began with a Sew Mor.