Wow! You got a great deal. You'll love it. I have two - one like yours that was my grandmothers, and a slightly newer light green one that was my mother's. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them for piecing. There's a website where you can buy a DVD showing your dh how to repair anything on them and where all the oil holes, etc. are. Don't have the link on this computer (we're away for Thanksgiving and the link's on my desktop at home, not my laptop). I'll try to remember to post it when I get home. They're just wonderful machines and you really can't kill them. Dependable as all get out and the very best for portable quilting! Enjoy!