Originally Posted by Lostn51
My wife was laughing at this thread thinking about all of my machines I have here. Being a collector I have quite a few and then some. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Last count I had roughly 45 of them (all treadles but one) and the collection is growing by leaps and bounds so there is really not a shortage of machine in this house!
Billy
I agree with your love of machines. I came home from work one day to find a machine sitting on my porch. I carried it in, clean and oiled it, made a few adjustments and had it running like a dream but no one called to claim it or ask about it. It was a mystery for about two weeks until I ran into a man at the gas station that said, "Did you find a sewing machine on your porch?" "Yes, is it your's?" "No, I heard you collected machines so I brought it to you." I said "thanks" and still have it years later---and it still runs like a dream. The prize of my collection is a small antique portable that has a porcelain "handle" that flips out from a wheel on the right hand side of the machine. You have to turn it with your right hand and sew with your left. It's from Germany, is in a square wooden case with beautiful inlay, and has a Mother of Pearl inlaid rose in the center of the throat base.