Wow you got a beauty. Sounds like a good reason to buy it to me. I got a very old treadle and took it to my repair man to put on a belt and fix it up. He found the manual on line and a picture of the model at the Smithsonian. Interestingly it is missing the plate by the needle and so is the one at the Smithsonian. So he says if they can't find it he can't!! Enjoy!