The previous owner of my 1950 FW was a woman who brought it to a local sewing machine repair shop -- told the owner it belonged to her grandmother - and asked him to get it running. He put a new power cord on it, oiled it, got it working. But, the granddaughter didn't respond to the phone calls that it was ready. The phone number was disconnected eventually, but the repairman kept the FW 2 years! The week I called him to see if he had one for sale, he decided to sell it to me -- and gave me a new case! I consider it an honor to own the machine -- I'm only the 2nd person to use it, and I value it. I feel like I'm related to "the grandmother." :)