CD, I love the garden art made of old sewing machine irons. Really cool and I don't have a problem with repurposing old machine parts either.
Skip

I'll never understand why a set of treadle irons with a piece of wood slapped on it is priced way more than an intact treadle sewing machine usually is.

CD? Really? 350 machines? Wow.

Wow!

How long have you been collecting?

Only eight years, but I've bought a couple of large lots. One of them had 217 machines. I bought the bulk of a life-long collection upon his passing.

CD in Oklahoma

Yup, looks really nice!

As far as repurposed stuff goes, I've seen worse. Too bad they cut up the old radio cabinet even though they don't currently sell for much unless they're restored.
Rodney

No, they aren't mine. And while I can understand using something to keep it out of the dump, I can't understand making something that doesn't have some type of practical purpose. For this I might be forgiving of the wine carriers.

Maybe it's the blinky light. Of course, I yell at contemporary art in museums too.

What I find slightly amazing is, with that many machines, you are using a Singer Stylist for sewing denim! + I'm envious you have room for 'em all!

I'm going to be polite and say Not my cup of tea. I do like the digital art.

I have no problem if someone takes a worn out item and turns it into something else. My gripe is when they do it to a very nice condition treadle - and the machine heads to the scrap yard. I really object to making sink stands out of parlor cabinets - as I've never seen one that looked like it was destined for the scrap heap before someone started drilling holes in it.

Though for those that collect, you can think of it as one less on the market lowering the prices.

CD - love your garden!