Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
I had a Brother Galaxie 221A here, it had a cracked cam stack. I had another one, similar vintage that I paid $10 for that had a cracked gear but I wanted it for the case. That's when I swore off Brothers of that vintage.
All of mine (except the PE200) run from 1954 through the mid to late 1960's. No plastic inside any of them so far. I did have a VX780 with lots of plastic, it was a real disappointment for being a Brother.
More than once I've bought a $10 or $15 machine, took it out of the case and donated the machine back to the store.
Cari