I have one of those in my family too. "Oh, just what we need, another machine" is his favorite line. He says the same about fabric.

I just love pictures like this one: here is a machine along with a corner of the room. And then the machine is in a box and the box sits on a treadle, but most likely the treadle isn't for sell. Looks like a Singer 15 series, but since it is the back of a machine and foot pedal is sitting on machine it is hard to tell (would be nice to see decals). The treadle may be a White. I'm still learning how to identify treadles. Looks like the treadle is missing its pitman rod and the treadle foot is on backwards, or maybe resting on the floor. You will just have to send a message to the poster to find out if a machine is inside the treadle.

[quote=redpurselady][quote=PunkQuilter][quote=BoJangles]I have a couple of them too. My mom and she use to sew her own clothes. My sister says "you are turning into one of them", but she doesn't sew at all, never.
At least my husband is cool with it.

ssgramma...be sure to measure the opening in your cabinet (lengthwise); you just MIGHT have a rare one (12-13 inches) in which only a 3/4 size machine will fit

[quote=vintagemotif][quote=redpurselady][quote=PunkQuilter]I have one in my family also and some friends say the same thing "another machine you can only sew on one at a time".
DH is into these old Ladies more than I am. He can't seem to pass any of them up. There are some people I wouldn't want them to know how many machines we have collected just since last May. They would think we were off our rocker.

[I have one in my family also and some friends say the same thing "another machine you can only sew on one at a time".
DH is into these old Ladies more than I am. He can't seem to pass any of them up. There are some people I wouldn't want them to know how many machines we have collected just since last May. They would think we were off our rocker.[/quote]


Well, since I became a follower of this topic, I have acquired 7 senior ladies :-D

I keep thinking, one more. I wanted a featherweight, real bad, I now have two. Love love love them. Then I got a 201, even DH says it is great. I just ordered a 99, am bidding on a 66 and lost a 301. I think I might have a problem! LOL

Buslady:
Compare the FW with the 201 as far as ease of portability goes. Doesn't the 201 weigh half again as much as the FW? I'm looking for something to carry on and off an RV.

Think the FW weighs around 11 pounds. And they are sooo cute! :-)

Nancy, I have two free machines. I don't know if they are called Pathfinder or not but I do have two manuals. I am posting a picture of the machines from the manuals so see if your looks like one of these.