They turn up in the strangest places. This one was in a little hole-in-the-wall town in south western MN. Thanks to the internet, the neat old items can be paired with someone that is going to take care of them and love them for what they are.
While we were loading this up, the lady commented that if no one had bought it, she was planning on putting it out in the yard as a lawn ornament - and rather amused (but glad) that someone wanted to fix it up and make it usable as a sewing machine again.
BTW- Steve, we have lots of pictures of the disassembly if you want them.
I don't see the little wooden drawer with the snuff tin full of "spears" - this thing takes some pretty stout needles!