I'm going to give it a fair chance Miriam...
I think I wanted the cabinet and bench more than I wanted the machine, but the machine isn't bad.
What's worth more than I paid for the machine/cabinet tho, was one of the attachments I found in the drawer! It's the "embroidery foot" designed for Featherweights....
http://singer-featherweight.class221...y-foot-121094/