That's a great ending to the story Steve. I'm goad that you got the parts you needed.
Do you have any idea where I can get one of the fancy tension tops? I mean the top of the screw at the top of the machine? My Gritzner has just a regular screw in that place. I found out that my handcrank Gritzner is either from 1891 or 1898, (depending in whether or not you count the 7 that is on the serial number bar and is farther apart from all the other numbers and lower on the bar, as part of the number) It could be the style number instead.