I have 20 some, about 1/2 vintage and 1/2 more modern from the last 20 yrs to new. I also have a great husband who is an enabler, he like to treasure hunt thrift stores & sometimes picks up vintage machines that look decent. He does like to fiddle with the vintage ones, restoring them. But he has never sewn, I think he enjoys seeing me having fun with the machines, sometimes thinks of projects. If he hears of a new intersting machine from me, or our granddaughter or even a salesman he often says "buy it". He did that just last week when we were traveling, we stopped in a huge sewing machine/quilt store 5 hrs from home. The salesman pointed out a discounted show Jem Platinum 760, DH said "buy it", so of course I did.