I have a 1950 Featherweight 221 that belonged to my great aunt & also was the machine my mother learned to sew on. My mother "lent" it to me in college & I never returned it! It moved with me numerous times & I still like to piece on it. I recently bought a 1928 Singer treadle machine, mainly to go in a nice Singer treadle cabinet that I "rescued" from the basement of my condo building a decade ago. I only bought the machine because it was pretty & was hoping it would fit in the cabinet (I currently have an Elgin , unknown vintage, sitting in there, but it doesn't really fit in the cabinet). Apparently the machine I purchased on ebay, sews, & it came with the bobbin case so if I ever get it in the cabinet, I'm going to try it out. Reading all of your posts, makes me want to try & see if I'm able to sew with it!