Thanks for the ideas! I just finished cleaning , oiling and greasing it. I've never seen such a mess of lint, grease, old thread pieces etc. inside a machine. The needle was too long and I had to put in a new light bulb too. I put in a bobbin case from another 221. Now it runs like a top and sounds the way it should. I do love these old cuties! The table looks to have old oil stains on the wood. Not sure what to do about that as it has been stripped of the finish. ANY Ideas about that?