I learned to sew on a 1958 Montgomery Wards machine. I started sewing on that machine when I was about 8 or so and then my mom gave it to me when I was about 17 or 18 and I had it until I bought my Pfaff in 2000.

Treadle singer in high school 1965.
Kenmore electric 1967.
New singer 2008

My mom had a Cast Metal (heavy) sewing machine which we had to use at home when we took home Ec. I think it was a kenmore & it was in a cabinet. Mom was good (wanted everything perfect) to the point it wore on her nerves and she didn't enjoy sewing. She & I tried to work on her machine, I thing to adjust the tension. Took it apart put it together, you know how you end up with extra parts. Really, LOL. My sister uses it for a tall side table in her sewing room for a lamp. It never worked again, Duh, big surprise, huh? Now the first one that I bought is a Kenmore which I still have & use. Also have a Janome too like them both.

Singer treadle back in the 50's.

At 8 yrs started with mom's FW in 1950 -56 yrs later when she died it was all I wanted from estate. I had it checked by Glen Williams -Tampa -and have all original parts but oil
can purchased this summer fits down in the case. Also have
fixed up one of the card tables that hold the FW.
Many machines since but now a Brother Inovis 1500D sew/ Embroidery/quilt machine and can not imagine anything better
for the price.

My mom's old singer with the cams to change stitches. They used to sell them where my dad worked and he would demo the machines for people. Never knew if he could really sew, never saw him do it. LOL

My mom's Pfaff from 1960. She bought me a used late 1960-s Pfaff,as a gift, when DH and I got engaged . One of my daughters now uses that one.

I first sewed on my mum's Singer treadle, probably in the late 50's. It didn't have a round bobbin like today, it was a long thin bobbin..maybe called a shuttle? I remember her saying "whatever you do, don't let it go backwards" Guess what? Yep, it went backwards and broke something. I wasn't allowed near her sewing machine again for a few years. By then she had a more modern machine...another Singer treadle but with a normal bobbin :)

I learned on my little tiny children's electric Singer. I got it for Christmas was I was 8. That would have been 1964. I still have it and it still runs! Then I used my mom's Sears Kenmore. When I was 14 I won a Necchi in a contest and used that until I was in my 20's. Still have that and it still runs too! Since then I have had a Pfaff, Sears Kenmore, and my new pfaff that I won in the shophop a few years ago. Oh, and I inherited my Grandmother's Bernina. The only one that I don't have anymore is the first pfaff. I sure wish I would have hung onto that one too!

My mom's Necchi Supernova.