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bkay
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Whether you can find a source for those missing parts is another question.
bkay
Thank you for the clarification. It's not always easy to find 'accurate' information on the internet. One of the sources I read said that anything with a Premier badge was a post-WWII Singer clone from Japan that was compatible with x, y, and z. Without a knowledge base or any more context--I can only make assumptions. I knew it wasn't a Singer 15 clone based on other stuff I found, but I didn't know that it wasn't a Singer clone.
I found the bobbin winder inside the machine. The attaching screw is snapped so that will be a pain to reattach and fix, but hopefully not impossible. Most of the thread tensioner also appears to be there; I have the bevel washers, the slotted washer, little post that works with the presser foot--I think I just need the spring and end cap; and the foot post looks a lot like my Singer so... hope? (assuming I get the rest of it working)