I hope I don't start hoarding...my mom passed in 2011 and had been picking up 'bargains' at estate sales - so far I've found a centennial featherweight and just uncovered a centennial 66 that has the rough finish and a black tension know(nothing else black like that though) so it's like Christmas right now LOL! and I already had a couple of 301's and I've seen at least 3 from my mom's stash. a friend was helping me pack them up to bring back home and said she wantd to buy one since I didn't need them all - but I'm feeling kinda defensive and don't want to part with any :-( I feel I have to protect them! plus they're all different - one is the first black one I bought and the first old machine I bought but its finish is a little dulled but it's my first..the 2nd is the ugly tan color or whatever it's called and my dad helped fix it so it's 'special'...my mom has a black one with a tan short bed in a cabinet so I think it was probably originally a long bed which I want but dont have the long bed for it...saw another black one in a case (case stinks) and there's a 2 tone one I'm pretty sure in another case somewhere...keep hoping one will be so icky with the paint but sew good so I can have it painted a cool metallic color (can't bear to paint anything that's still really good...sigh...)
I know my friend means well but I dont' think 3 featherweigths and all those 301s are too excessive...I'd have more treadles if I had the room!