Welcome, redlipclassic. I'm not finding your model in
http://www.searsarchives.com/history.../sewing_id.pdf
My first thought is that it is set for winding the bobbin. Hold the outside of the hand wheel and turn the inner knob to the right. Since you say you can hear the motor when you press the pedal, it doesn't sound like an electrical issue to me.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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