Oh my, you have brought memories of my very first machine that I bought. And around the same time as yours. Mine was a Kenmore and I saved and saved to buy it. I wore it out. But oh, the happy memories and the wonderful outfits I created thanks to it. Enjoy making new memories .

Love your machine. Mine from then is currently being serviced and I am missing her and looking forwards to her return. Are you going to use your machine again?

My first machine was a Brother in a cabinet. I paid $99. for it at Woolco's if I remember the place name right.
I gave my daughter my mother's machine. It is a Singer in the cabinet with Cams too, for the different stitches, even the zig-zag stitch, you had to insert a Cam! Mamma sewed on it until she died. When her mind was getting bad with dementia, she would call me long distance charges too, and asked what was wrong with her machine because she couldn't get it to sew a backstitch. I told her she had a lever to the right of machine front to raise it up to go back and lower it the same number to sew your stitch length. She would leave the phone on (still long distance charges) and go try it. When she returned she would exclaim, "well it's working again!" Poor mamma... Thank goodness we can call now unlimited calling, still paying, but not as high as one call at a time charge by the minute. Also glad we have new improved machines without changing cams!-lol

I have a machine fetish and I am just drooling over this one. Such a treasure. Glad you found it and will use her.

Wow what a faithful little machine. Still running. Maybe small but made of steel.

Such a beauty! My first machine had cams too. I did lots of sewing garmets back then. Now days it's what to embroidery next! Love your machine.

I got one with cams for my 21st, ..wendy

Mine was a Kenmore also with cam brought it from Sears, sew a lot with it, I remember I love it.

I also had my first machine at 21. Before that I used my grandmother's.

I got my first sewing machine at 12 and it was a Singer. I didn't get one with Cams in it till I was 21 and that was a Lemair Helvetia, then I got a Husqvarna (still have that as a spare for sewing when my other machines go in for a service). My Nanna used to sew on a Singer Treadle and I have many happy memories of sitting down watching her sew with her foot going up and down. Great memories there Barba. Love Chris

Ahhhh, yes! I still have my first machine which is now 64 years old. I find it interesting that we all have an emotional connection to our machines no matter how long ago or how old!

My first machine is the only one I've ever had. it's 50 years old - got it as a wedding present from my parents. It is a Montgomery Wards machine. It has cams, but I NEVER learned how to use them very well. My fancy stitches were never even. I have worked it to death though. Love using it because it reminds me of my parents. My mom wanted me to be able to sew so badly. In high school I used her electrified treadle. It sewed backwards and forwards - that's all, but I made a lot of things on it. Last thing was my wedding dress.

My mother had this type of machine when I began to sew, back in 1957 but when I married in 1966, my sister-in-law used a. then. antique singer machine which I wish I had put dibs on back then. It had a bobbin and shuttle which might have been the first bobbins used for home machines.

My first sewing machine was a Frister and Rossman cub 3. I wanted a Bernina minimatic but at that point couldn't afford one. A year later when i had started teaching one of my first purchases was my Bernina minimatic. It came from the shop I bought the Cub 3 from. They advised me to sell the Cub 3 privately as it was so new which I did. I had a message recently that it had gone for a service. The machine went to a friend - the one who bought me my first embroidery machine.