I was given a nice smaller size Singer portable, with a button hole attachment, for my sixteenth birthday...I am not going to even tell how long ago that was. I passed it on to my oldest daughter. She took it to college with her and let it be known that she would do mending etc. That turned into quite a little business for her, especially when she added hand sewing of buttons. That machine has now been passed down to her oldest daughter. We both have bigger machines with all of the bells and whistles, but would both love to have that machine back.
Other than routine cleaning and oiling, that little old machine has never misssed a stitch.