Originally Posted by
foufymaus
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Hello!
Long time no post. I recently have acquired 2 new machine, one is as Morse and the other is a Bernina 720. The Morse is definitely a Japanese made machine that resembles another machine i have.
The Bernette is newish I'm guessing late eighties. Not quite as old as a couple of my gals but i figure almost 25 years in machine age is almost there. I've been trying to find information about her. She's a Bernina Bernette 720. Most everything I can find is about the 715, 730, 740E but nothing about the 720. I'm just trying to find her age and any thing interesting.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pix. I had to down grade my phone temporarily because i killed my smartphone.
I have this sewing machine also. The instruction manual is for the 705, 720, 730 & 740E. The differences between these four models are the options, otherwise same machine. You can download & print the manual from the Bernina website. You can purchase accessories from Ebay or The Colorful World of Sewing. Maybe you were lucky enough to receive the full accessory kit with the machine. Unfortunately for my $30 at the yard sale all I got was the machine & booklet. It's a dream of a machine for a beginner or basic level sewer. I had a Singer previously which was a terrible piece of equipment. This Bernette is so smooth compared to the Singer. It's like comparing a Rolls Royce to a volkswagon. Just be sure to purchase the low snap on shank adapter. It looks like the one you have on the machine, but the snap on pressor feet will not situate themselves on the shank that came with the machine. You can buy them individually for about $14 apiece or save a bundle and buy a kit with 11 or 15 feet. The adapter comes with the kits. The Bernina website does not carry feet to fit this machine. The only thing you will get from the Bernina website is the instruction manual. Also, the Colorful World of Sewing carries replacement parts for the machine such as belts, cords, etc. I believe the machine dates to 1984.