Originally Posted by raptureready
http://www.sewingmachineparts.net/pricelist.html
This guy in Dunlop, Il. has lots of old machine parts if you need some.
Couldn't find the year. The listing only went up to the 158 5-- series and that was mid 60's
She looks like a Esther to me--a real work horse. We had a neighbor when I was growing up named that, she was a nice lady but worked from morning till night.
:) Thanks RR...I emailed Guy Baker, more because he had Boye needles on his list than for the machine motor...and he called me within half an hour!
Told me not to order a motor yet, see if I can get this one to burn up first! Said it wouldn't catch fire or anything, but suspects that it's just dust or oil that's burning, and he didn't want to see me spend money to buy and ship a motor if I didn't need to....
He didn't have my needles in stock tho... :(
The man will be getting my business from now on! :)