Originally Posted by
auntpiggylpn
I have one of those! It is the model of machine I learned to sew on when I was 6-7 yo. I got a bee in my bonnet that I wanted to find one a couple of years ago and actually won it off Goodwill.com for $11. It was at my local Goidwill so I didn't have to pay shipping. I think of my mother when I use it and this may sound stupid but I like the noise the door makes when you close it after threading the machine. It instantly takes me back to my childhood kitchen where I sewed!
I know you've said you've had one for a long time, but are you sure it's a 1500?
From what I can see in the manual, the door doesn't have to be opened to thread it:
