thanks for answering. I too, thought maybe it was in the 30's from looking at the site but I finally got through on their telephone line and the lady said by the model number it was from 1968-1972. I thought from looking at the machine that it may be from the 60"s-70's. I got it for $11 so couldn't pass it up. It appeared to be working but after getting it home and looking it over, it seems to be missing the holder for the thread on top and maybe something else too.