We all love vintage sewing machines. Some of us have 1 or 2, some collections in the 'teens, some have much larger collections.
What do YOU focus on for your collection?
I am trying to find my way in figuring out what I look for! At first it was anything with a cool retro look. Very quickly for me, I stumbled into a bulk buy, so I took in 41 machines that were machines that someone else had chosen to take in. It has worked out well for me. I have learned a lot and continue to learn whether it is a machine I really like or something I never would have bothered to lug home. Sometimes the ones that are going to be stripped for parts can teach as much or more as the ones you are fighting to save!
As I work through these machines, fixing them, parting them out, attempting to sell them and even sewing on some of them I am learning more about what
I like and what
I look for. * I also get a feel for what other people might be interested in having and that helps me to tailor my shopping to what I want or what I WILL be able to sell.
I haven't messed with the treadles I took in at all. I will. It's not time yet. I learn that I love power. I like high powered strong machines. I like a hard look...oooh that Pfaff 130. THAT's a machine! The more parts on it the better. The more industrial or robot-like I can get it will be the best! *insert Tim Taylor grunting here lol! I also like machines that take cams. Cams are plastic types of materials but because they aren't a part of the machine, the actual sewing machine is not damaged if one breaks or is chipped. They allow a simple straight stitch and zig-zag machine to suddenly make lots of useful and decorative stitches.
I know I am attracted to Elnas, Pfaffs, Singers...and some day want that Adler 189A *more Tim Taylor...I know I'm hopeless!
What do you collect and why?