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http://www.sewconsult.com/kenmore/38...5%20type1.html

Only $6.00 for a downloadable manual.:)

A great find. Congratulations.

FYI Kenmore had the TOP rated machines in the industry for 12 straight years...which include the year of this machine!

I found one at a yard sale for the same price and my elderly friend uses it for nothing but FMQ now...she sews on a Viking Designer 1...but loves what the Kenmore does for free motion work!

Oh, that was a good deal.....

Congrats! It's amazing what you can get at a thrift store. I went to our local thrift store a couple of days ago and walked out with over 10 yds of fabrics for about $3.00.

i have a sil & neieces that live in napels

When we came down in 93, we had planned on moving to Naples, but after looking around, decided that we liked Ft. Myers better. We lived "in town" one year, then moved out to the shores....a little more rural. So glad we didn't go the other direction to Cape Coral, which is NOT affectionately known as little Russia.

We love living out here where it is quiet, but close enough to everything. I laugh when I hear people complain that it take 30 minutes to get into Ft. Myers proper. I lived in St. Louis, Mo, and it took longer than that to get across to your favorite grocery store, doctor, etc.

I woke up with a killer headache this morning, but pills, cookies (no sugar) and lots of coffee will make it go away.

Once I clean away the fabric again (am I the only one who seems to have fabric mysteriously show up on the counters and tables every morning, lol?) I will go over my new machine and clean the dirt off, and put it back together and try it out. One thing I will never run out of, lol...is muslin. I swear that muslin follows me home like stray dogs. I have it everywhere, use it for everything. I can't bake without it, that's what started it.

I thought I had a problem with finding a place to put my fabric. Then, I realized I had an abundance of needles and pins. Then there are the buckles for the girls vests, snaps, hooks and eyes.....and the rolls of ribbons. I actually had a little solution for those smalls. Remember Beanie Babies? I have about 6 of the little suitcases. Perfect holders...see thru, etc.

But where am I going to put the sewing machines, lol? This huge house is starting to shrink.

Mine is model 17324. Kids bought it for me when I retired in 2000 and I've worn down the feeds-that pull the fabric through. It is a great machine. You will love yours.

I have owned only Kenmore machinces since I married 45 years ago. I love them. As with anything, TLC will enable this machine to last for many more years. Enjoy!