Originally Posted by
bkay
Think of it like this: at least those two aren't in the landfill.
In reality, there are a lot more old sewing machines out there than there is demand for old sewing machines. If not, they would not be in Goodwill, thrift shops, craigslist, etc. for very cheap prices. People used to "need" (literally) sewing machines. Now, other than tailors or custom drapery people, almost no one needs a sewing machine.
We sewing machine lovers can't keep them all.
bkay
I disagree with this for a simple fact. There are a finite number of these old machines and their cabinets. The more machines that idiots like this destroy making their "art"(and I use that term loosely), the less machines there are every day and eventually they will be extinct in the wild, the few remaining will only be in the hands of museums and rich collectors. It especially makes me ill when I see machines that are already rare(or even just common, still plentiful) being made into tractors, lamps, book ends, etc...These old machines are part of history, part of the evolution of engineering marvels of previous centuries.
Cari