My White Rotary came into my life when I was 16 in 1960....I supposedly won it but had to buy the portable case. That was ok tho....my mom always told us girls "Get what you want before you get married...you'll have to work harder for it after".

I still have my Mothers Singer 99 that I learned to sew on. So that's got to be around 65 yrs ago. It still works good and can really sew through thick stuff...

1. Singer 201-2 was purchased at an estate sale in 2002. The serial number dates it as being allocated June 13, 1950 (centennial badge). I haven't used it much because it's had problems with the built-in foot pedal that I haven't gotten around to fixing.
2. Singer 15-91 was purchased at an auction around 8 years ago. If I could only keep 1 machine, that would be it. Very close in age to my 201 as the serial number was allocated July 11, 1950 (regular badge). I never realized just how close they were in age! Both from the Elizabethport factory. :)
3. Singer FW was given to me by my mother about 5 years ago. I put her away and hadn't replaced the foot pedal until this summer, but I use her a lot now. Her serial number dates to 1948, which incidentally is the same year my mama was born.

I have more (99k, 66 "red eye," 127 "Tiffany," White FR, etc.), but these are the ones I've used the most.

My Singer 401A I bought in 1958. It is still my first to go to when I am sewing or piecing. I have a two year old Brother quilting machine that I like but my old friend is my right hand.

I have my mother's White Rotary treadle 1920 ish She got it from her mother. It is humble, but the cabinet is good. I learned to sew on it in the 50s. I intend to clean it up as soon as I have room. It sews beautifully, better than some of my newer ones. It is a bit tempermental. One time when I was about 9, I sewed a finger with it. Still remember how it hurt.

I got my Singer 600 new in 1963. My DH was sent to a remote site (Air Force) in Alaska for a year and wrote telling me he had spent $400 on a tape deck. It was my first year teaching, so I figured I could spend $300 on a sewing machine. It's still my favorite machine -- and still runs, unlike that tape deck he got! Since then I have purchased 2 more 600's as well as 5 other old Singers (that I use to help others learn to sew) and a Janome 6500. My thoughts now are, if he can have a couple of Vettes to play with, I can have sewing machines and play too!

I have my mother's Singer that was build in Canada in 1948. She used it until her death in 1964 and I have had it sicnce then. I do not use it. I kept it for sentimental reasons.

Got a Singer Treadle I have had since 1965. Daddy got it for me so I could learn to sew.

I have my Centennial Featherweight that I received for Christmas in 1958 when I was newly married. It still runs like a dream, along with my newly purchased vintage 401A, 185J and Kenmore 158.14300 (total cost for these three $75.00.)

My oldest machine is a Singer Futura II 920 from 1976, bought brand new from an inheritance when my Grandmother passed away, I was only 12 years old. I wanted a sewing machine for my Grandmother had taught me the basics and was always at her machine when not driving the school bus or helping to take care of her 52 grandchildren. I have long since worn out one of the machine's cogs and just last year a dear friend of mine found one just like my baby at a yard sale and bought it for me. So both are still sitting and awaiting me to do a transplant. I want to restore my old friend so I can still have her with me. Even if i cannot get her back to full working order I will never part with her. Funny thing is I never even named her and I always name my machines. I guess Grandma would be her name.