I relly loved seeing your attic find. My grandmother gave me one similar to this when I was five. I wanted baby clothes for my doll at Christmas and she gave me this sewing machine and my mom who taught for Singer showed me how to make a gathered skirt out of my brother's left over bedroom curtain material. Yes, just like the "Sound of Music" LOL . I too have the maneul . I keep it in my glasses book case in my sewing room as a reminder of how much my grandma wanted me to learn how to sew and my mom's talents to show me how to sew. Thanks for sharing