I learned to sew on a W&W Family #9 and I rue the day I gave it up for a brand-new electric Japanese SM. What did I know then? That was the finest machine ever and it had every attatchment availabe, the manual and a very nice cabinet. I sewed all my chilcren's clothes on that old treadle. The only problem was the needles. We had an old dime store close and they had a big round tin wheel with a dial on top and you turned that to your machine model and opened the little door and plucked out your needles. Now, I don't know where you would find them, but I am sure someone has them for sale for a price. I would pay that in a heartbeat to get another Wand W.