When I hear these stories of finding a great machine and the people who are going to clean them up, I am very envious. Hubby is the mechanical one in the family and so far has not taken an interest in the older machines. I'm hoping one day he will get bored and decide to start playing with them. By the way, I have managed to collect a Singer 27, a featherweight with a serial number from my birth year and a couple of others. He just shakes his head. These happy little guys are just waiting for him.