John Niles of St. Johns County, Florida, shares his favorite vintage sewing machines: Five Singers and one wild card.

Vintage Singer sewing machine values aren't set in stone. No matter what value you are able to assign to your Singer, it's important to remember that your machine is only worth what you can sell ...

Collecting antique sewing machines is a relatively easy hobby, as so many were manufactured and sold worldwide. Unfortunately, the availability also means that there is little demand among serious ...

That was lesson No. 1. Then, since the machine had only one bobbin, I went online to eBay and bought four “vintage” bobbins in a package from the 1950s or 60s for about $2.50 each.