I learned to sew on my grandmother's treadle machine. When I was about 15 my grandmother gave me a sewing machine she bought from Western Auto store. I don't remember the brand name but I used that machine to make clothes for myself, my sisters, blouses for my mother, my wedding dress, then baby clothes and blankets. When my husband bought me a Bernina I gave old reliable to one of my sisters. It burned when she lost her home to a fire. I remember the cabinet, it was sky blue and white.