Cool story... Michael from Wolfgangs just wrote back. Earlier he had a descendant of Elias Howe contact him about getting the bits needed to get the "family" machine up and running! Apparently someone in the family in the 60's with substance issues sold most of the families machines... so because of that he only has one slightly defective boat and one bobbin left!! They are going to be mine muhahaha!
The shuttle and the bobbin will cost more than I paid for the machine, but what can ya do.... I am just happy to have found one.
Thanks again for the referral. (p.s. the nice lady Linda from Relics was the first to refer me to him)