Mine is a bit younger--the Elna Carina w/cams from about 1980 or 81. That little machine sews like a dream--genuine made in Switz. Tho I own other machines and this one is in a closet, I know I would never be able to sell it for it's value because I have done so much damage to the front area with pins sliding across. I was a "pin everything and take the pin up to the foot"...ignorance about how I was making furrows in the paint. In retrospect, I would have covered the front area with the clear plastic to protect it! Before the co. sold, it was a really well made machine. Then new ownership began building parts of plastic, and now I would not buy one.