I inherited one (of my 2 FW's) from my dad who took it in on trade for his services. He was a lawyer and did lots of bartering in the 50's. I took it to college in the early 70's and made all my clothes with it. Love that little ole machine~1948. My other one I bought at a vacuum store in Moscow, Idaho for $125 in the 80's. It is also a late 40's model and has all the bells and whistles.