My wonderful hubby bought me not only one - but two. 2 years ago for our anniversary, he found me a black featherweight. The manufacturing date is the same day as our anniversary - Nov. 22 but the year on Betty (named for her birthplace - Elizabeth, NJ) 1946. A few months ago, I came home from a day out and found a beautiful white featherweight sitting on the counter. She was a birthday present. My wonderful but misinformed husband then asked since I now had a white one, was I going to sell the black one. When I stopped laughing, I realized his sense of humor is as great as his gift giving abilities.