Originally Posted by
pinkCastleDH
I can just see it being a 101. Most of the machines of that era can still be made useful without the motor but it sounds like a 101 is just a pretty door stop (or, in our case, display piece) without it and that it *will* need to rewired unless it's already been done.
I have a 101 from 1929 and it runs like a dream. Never been rewired as far as I can tell. But with something that old it is best to get the wiring checked.