Today I looked under the machine to see if there was a foot pedal attached to the side of the machine. BeeBee suggested it & triggered my memory that the Singer 327 came that way, too.But what I found was just a true lever - no pedal at all! I even unscrewed the back of the box, hoping to find a miracle and fearing I would have to ... do some electrical ... something-or-other.
Then I posted about it on the Yahoo Kenmore group and got a good answer that propelled me to contact a seller on eBay.And that was the nice guy who explained to me that THERE iS a Plug. No you do not have to do anything to the wires.
Whew!~!
I do have a manual for it now- I purchased that from www.sewusa.com. Nice speedy service on that.
So I ordered the new foot pedal from him. And I am the high bidder right now on "HUGE LOT OF VINTAGE SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENTS". Fortunately, I can compare the pictures in the manual to the pictures on eBay and that's how I know it will fit this machine.
This is lots of fun- everything is inexpensive and easy to find. I have a soft spot for Kenmores- that's what I sewed on for many, many years. They are wonderful heavy-duty workhorses.
yay.
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How about a pic of the cabinet? :-)
Congrats on the new machine...I remember Kenmores fondly too! Had one for about 15 years before I moved onto other brands. Goodluck with the Ebay auction!
That's a great machine. I sew on a vintage machine, too. The older machines are much more powerful than the current models.
I love the look of vintage machines. And yours looks great!
Yay for you! A fix and more parts. I thought of Carolyn, too, when you mentioned how much you loved your Kenmore as I know she loved hers.
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