Mom and I have been using her 1948 college graduation present, a FW. We cleaned all the scuzz off it and she was happy. One day she was sewing on it and she almost cried. She said "this machine is so old it just quit on me." Once it plugged it back in she was back in business. Mom is 89 and sews on occasion. We are using her FW to piece her first ever quilt. She mainly sewed clothing and did alterations for years but sewed an occasional pop up trailer tent or reupholstered a couch on that poor FW.