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There Used To Be One Of These In Every Home, But Kids Today Have No Idea What It Is

<div><p>Looking back at vintage and antique household objects really makes it clear that times have changed. Everything is designed to be easy, and fast but some things just aren't as gorgeous as they used to be. </p><p>Do you know what this is? I bet your kids don't! They were everywhere before modern technology made things a little less complicated. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/d5c0f9fca4123d51cdcf55b9b8f33ce5-2_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Who remembers seeing their mom or grandma sitting at one of these sewing machine tables? They were built so they had a spot to put the sewing machine into, and instead of a plastic pedal it was built right into the table! </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/singer-sewing-machine-table_121329-1_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Did you have one in your house growing up? </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/bd0f77bab9ab269b4425146061747788.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Do you still have one? </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/20111026-072502.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/antique-sewing-machine-table_121330.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/antique-sewing-machine-table_121330_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/antique-sewing-machine-table_121331.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/antique-sewing-machine-table_121331_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Even the sewing machines back then were so much more beautiful than they are now. Look at the details! </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/54c4dea4096748e459269429c057c81a_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Such beautiful machines! It would be pretty fun to try to use one of these again! </p><p>Share if you remember these! </p></div>

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