You're both in the right place. I know I like the mid century stuff and I know others here do too. KenmoreRulesAll I would really like to know where you shop. You keep showing great machines like that double tension Kenmore that I just never see. My machine purchases tend to be very low budget and opportunistic. My usual finds are the dime a dozen stuff like the boring white stuff of the mid 70s. I just haven't ran across the right machine at the right price and the right time to buy any good examples of a mid century machine yet. The closest I have is my white and blue two tone White basketcase.
On a completely unrelated note there's enough of us in the Puget Sound/NorthWest area some type of get together might be fun.
Rodney