Thank you Steve for all this info. Its funny you mentioned the curved needles. my neighbor who used to work in a Home Tex store sewing sheets etc, passed on some needles she thought would fit out 1958 comm treadle singer, but she in advertently gave me curved needles, that were brand new. Well I certainly didn't have a use for them, gave them back to her.
what should the paying price for this machine be? as we know they can ask anything, thank you again.