I finally found someone to help me fix my machine a man comes into Hancocks fabrick once a week so am taking it friday he will look and give me a price before he does the work it will have to have a bobbin winder bobbin case bobbins and probally the foot control that fit into the machine does anyone know about what price these would cost can hardly wait to get it fixed so can start sewing on it my serial number is Al563345 and I found on line that it was made in 1955 but it did not tell me how many was made in that batch so it is young compared to me my birthyear 1931 was just thinking I really would like to have one of these made in that year but just happy I finally got one