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Shuttlebug2 t1_j6o870h wrote

I have a Kenmore that my mom bought new in 1976 because she was flirting with the salesman. She never used it, but I ended up with it several years later and I'm still using it.

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thegroundhurts OP t1_j6oarnc wrote

Ha! Lucky you!

This one was originally my mom's, also. Only she bought it new, right out of high school, and used it tons - many of my clothes as a child were made on it.
I learned to sew on it when I was in elementary school, she let me take it with me to college (she has other machines), and it's been the most reliably useful thing I've owned ever since.

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highleveldirty t1_j6p9qcs wrote

Japanese import machines from the 50's-70's are the unsung workhorses of vintage machines. I see these a lot in thrift stores. The 70's Kenmores are maybe the most common machines out there. They seem bulletproof. I think the 60's breed of Japanese machines are even better, but they are harder to find. I would recommend anyone buy one of these over a Singer HD all day even if they cost the same.

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Shuttlebug2 t1_j6oyvmq wrote

I always recommend the older Japanese-made sewing machines to people looking for an inexpensive starter. They're pretty much bulletproof.

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