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I love that story! I once bought 2 machines for $10 - a 128 to convert into a hand crank and a 66 in a treadle base. I really didn't want the 66, but it was an all or nothing deal. When I was growing up we had two treadle machines, a White and a Singer 66. I have a White and so does one of my sisters. My older sister sews a lot and was wondering about the old treadle - what happened to it after my mom died. Well I thought maybe I would give her this one. When I looked up the serial number I found it was the month and year of my mom's birth. I guess it was meant to be, too.
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My parents were both born in 1912, mom May 13 and Dad Sept 12. So happy for her and know machine will be special to her. Great to hear her husband wanted a treadle for her.
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Originally Posted by oldtnquiltinglady
(Post 6715946)
Such a sweet story. I hope she learns how to use it and makes something kinda like her grandmas might have made. All our old folks are gone now, so I can't go to someone to learn a story behind something I find or think about anymore--I'm the "old folks" generation now. I hate that, because my memory isn't as good as my elders' was, or my storytelling abilities, or something. Different sisters and kinfolks have told me down through the years that I ought to write a book; but I didn't, and now I can't. Listen, or read up, you young people here.
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