I emailed the young woman who I purchased it from, to thank her and her dad for helping me get it into the car and to let her know that it was well cared for. I was also curious about who the owner was, since everything was so well cared for with shiny scissors still in their vintage boxes. She told me a friend of her dad's had been caring for the elderly woman up to the time she died. She used the machine every day. The friend gave the machine to them, and neither of them knew how to use it--so it sat as a desk for plants for a year until they finally decided they needed the extra space. I am glad to have it.
Still working on the gears--they are stubborn
