Oh Janis, don't be green with envy. I really wasn't going to buy it. DH and I saw it in an ad for an auction..... we love going to auctions. It was only 15 minutes away so we had to go. And this machine was sitting there.... so unusual. The hand wheel moved and DH kept telling me, that's a pretty unusual SW, isn't it? He has the eye..... finds so many really cool things at auctions. So, I bought it... and thought, this is crazy. I don't buy rusty machines. But here we are.... right in the thick of it..... cleaning, and soaking, etc. DH is feeling pretty good that it's such an early machine.... and he wanted me to get it. At least he's willing to sit in his chair and rub old grime off the parts. And we are both enjoying the process. That's what it's about, isn't it?