I adore my featherweights. I have 2. One is black 1947 I bought from eBay several years ago for 125. The other is ruby red 1941 and she was expensive but simply beautiful and has the same birth year as me. I couldn’t resist her...same birthday and my favorite color as well. I will soon take a class to learn how to maintain them. I have had the black one cleaned and it was not very expensive. They sew beautifully and I love to hear them hum.