Originally Posted by juliasb

I had a Touch & Sew come my way a few years ago and it tuned it up and gave it away. It was working when it left here. The history of this machine is a sad one as so many of us know. Many years ago, in junior high school, They were brand new and we had three of them in the class room. They were always out of service. They were the first machines I used with a drop in bobbin, and the first plastic machines I worked with too. So very different. Now as collectors items I decided it was one I didn't need to keep. As you said pretty to look at but not reliable.