I bought a Featherweight with the same birth year as me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I got it serviced and kept it in its box in a closet. It doesn't have a knee lift like my Bernina.
Someone in my guild asked if anyone knew of one for sale. I sold it to her for the amount that I had in it. I immediately had seller's remorse.
Soon afterwards I bought another Featherweight that was born 22 days after me. This time I researched how to maintain, oil, and lubricate the thing myself. I spent a day doing that, sewed a block on it, and put it back in the closet.
This week I had a brilliant idea. I was piecing and needed some seams with light thread and some with dark thread. Instead of changing thread constantly, I set up my Featherweight with black thread and the Bernina with beige thread in an "L" shape. Now all I have to do is swivel my chair to change thread, and I get to look at the Featherweight cuteness all of the time.
