So my dad came down a week ago and brought me a new toy-I posted about it before (
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...i-t183751.html).
It's in amazing condition! Everything turns smoothly (and then I oiled it, which just made it better), and the decals are pristine. There's some weird red stuff dripped on the back of it; it looks like a rust blister, but scrapes off. The wiring in pretty frightful. The light is heavy chrome, in need of a cleaning. The motor is interesting; this is a friction drive, but there are apparently options for where to put the friction tire. Two of those grooves had old tire in them.
I suspect this one is related to Monty (
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...y-t183880.html). They have the same wiring block, the same weird round plugs, the same oddball foot controller (I'd never *seen* one before, and now I have two!) and faceplate/tension unit, bobbin cover, and spool hoobly are identical. Even the front release hook on the bed has the same part number stamped on it.
What it doesn't have is a bobbin case-Dad didn't know to check for one before he bought it. I'll take Monty's in and see if it fits, but if it doesn't, does anyone have any ideas where I can get a bobbin case/bobbin for this thing? It says "Rotary Model A" on the back of the arm, and the general consensus here is that it was made by National, but that's all I know. Does anyone have any ideas?