Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms ...

If you remember your grandmother using a Singer sewing machine, you're not alone. This iconic brand has been part of the foundation of home sewing for more than a century and a half. Although these ...

They don't make them like they used to-and nowhere is that truer than with sewing machines. Those heavy-duty, metal-bodied beauties from decades past were built to last, and collectors (and quilters) ...

Wood engraving image of Isaac Merrit Singer's first sewing machine, patented 1851. Wood engraving image of Isaac Merrit Singer's first sewing machine, patented 1851.Universal Images Group / Getty ...