Originally Posted by
mtboze
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It's challenging that cases, levers and other parts found with any machine can so easily be mismatched. And, for someone totally new to acquiring vintage sewing machines, it causes me to question whether it's even worth the effort to try to asssemble a machine as it was originally shipped.
It happens a lot with machines this old. Plus some of them made it through the "Depression Era" where many 'made do' with what they had. Some probably would repair or replace parts with whatever worked.
I picked up a White that had a Japanese ZZ manual and other mismatched feet. There were
top clamp feet (for the White machine), a broken
back clamp ruffler, some
high shank feet and a l
ow shank foot. Then there was a bag of sewing notions I picked up at a thrift store that had
five different types of bobbins. Then there are lots of items that show up in sewing machine drawers don't have anything to do with sewing - like plastic toy soldiers, etc.
I think you may have missed a digit on the straight knee bar. I've never seen a table that holds a 'portable' case. I'm thinking that may have a different knee lever.
My #191412 knee lever also has "99 mach 200 set" and "128 " 201 set"
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.