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Hi and welcome from New York.

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Your new machine is a beauty!
Have fun with it! :)

Welcome from North Carolina! Wow that is a beautiful machine.

My mom bought that machine brand new - the salesman sold her on it when he sewed right through a wooden ruler without so much as a hiccup! I now own that machine as mom no longer sews. It's still going strong!

Mary Hi and welcome from AZ. I have a friend who is going to send me an older Kenmore work horse of a machine too and I can hardly wait to play with it! You may also be able to get this information from Sears Repair service center. Good luck finding your answer. :-D :-D

Hi Marydent, welcome from NE Ohio.

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Originally Posted by Quilt Mom

Hi! Welcome to the board.

The machine is late 50's. I bought one a bit ago at a yard sale. (It will go to my daughter when we visit her.) Sears has a site online. At one point I discovered a chart there for dating the machines, but seem to have misplaced the bookmark, sorry. (Not the best on computers. :roll: ) There are all kinds of attachments available for the machine - the box that was with this machine (box labeled sears - attachments labeled greist) includes a binder, hemming foot, seam guage, edge stitcher, ruffler, and some other things I haven't fully identified. Have fun experimenting! You will love your new machine. And be sure to join the crew in the vintage sewing machine shop. You can learn a lot about older machines there.

Hi,I got the manual for the attechments.But no attachments
feet.cloth guide,attachment foot,adjustable zipper and cording foot,scissors cutting gauge,gathering foot,quilter,narrow hemmer,hemmers,edgestitcher, multiple slotted binder,ruffler.Hope it helps and thanks for the welcome :lol:

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Originally Posted by marydent

No they are the old screw on.I have called sears as I thought they could help me.The gentlemen wanted to know if it was high or low shank.And if it was vertical or horizontal.To which I have no clue....

My Kenmore is a Model 158.17560 I bought new in 1972. It is a ZigZag machine with cams.
I have a straight, low shank.
My manuel doesn't say high or low, but it is mearsured by the length of the shaft after the screw. Hope this helps.