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Vintage sewing machines are more than decorative, they work! Antique collecting is a popular hobby in America. There’s something about antiques that’s so appealing. Perhaps because home furnishings were for the most part, handmade with great attention to detail and perfectly fitting joints, we can all feel some nostalgia when these furnishings are compared to their modern, machine made counterparts. Detailing on table legs, chairs and even the household sewing machine, were elaborate and ornate.