I have a crank sewing machine that I got when I was a child in the 1950's. I think it was purchased at Sears, and I had lots of fun learning to sew on it before I could sew on my Mother's machine. A quilt shop in Temple TX where we moved from has a lot of crank children's machines displayed on high shelves in the shop. I love the Pfaff you bought! It is a really good find.