manicmike - those pictures are doing nothing to help my thinking that I really should cut back a bit . . . that would be so, so fun to go spend a week looking at the machines!

What a great article. Thank you for sharing it. I am sure that most of us have a love of vintage machines. I have 2 Singer treadles one authenticated to 1906), a Featherweight Singer 221 and a Singer 401. I don't think I will get to 400 machines. That pocket machine is fascinating. There is a family museum here in Colorado that have a washing machine collection that is great to see. Your trip to their home should be wonderful.

I am so happy it all worked out! I feel sort of like a "matchmaker"!! Am going to look at the pictures now. Welcome aboard Judi and Wayne!!

Wow! The photos are great Manicmike! Judy and Wayne you have a fabulous collection! I am sure any of us would be in heaven around all those old machines.

Cathy, no it does nothing to calm the fires does it? I am feeling very comfortable with my "little" collection now lol!

Just finished looking at the pictures. What a wonderful collection!!!!

Totally understand that Cathy. When I was walking out I had a strong urge to go buy a new machine (which I did and have organised to pick it up on Tuesday).

That is a fantastic collection!

If you see that the machines in pics 4339, 4423, and 4440 mysteriously disappear one evening, you will find them in my collection!!! lol

Thank you for sharing!

My favorites are 4349 and 4424 -love that curved case!

LOL, 4349 would have been on my list too , If I did not already have one..... muhaha

I have REALLY got to stop! I almost gave in, thought I could just buy a WW8 and an early boat shuttle White (I love the look of them) and then have those two that take Boye Needles I don't yet have a machine for.

But the whole reason I sent the early attachments off for both was because I told myself I don't want machines from that early an era!

Though if I can find a non-boat shuttle machine that take the Davis (White) Long needle, then maybe I'll rethink they WW8, because that one fits my Rotary collection, and that's a different collection from the Boye Shuttle collection.

Wait - did I just admit to a third collection? At least I barely got started on the "dash board" machine collection before I went too far.

Yea, I admit I have a problem - is that the first step to a cure?