The Five Dollar National

This 1936 National was a 4 o’clock in the afternoon Saturday yard sale item. The man of the house was taking down his signs when I asked about the machine. He said five bucks. I tossed it in the car.

It has the most unusual bobbin carrier in that you had to screw the mechanism in to the machine, but the bits were all there including several bobbins and attachments. I cleaned and oiled the machine, searched for lint and dirt and any resistance in the mechanisms. It took two attempts to get the threading correct, but it sewed. This was a straight stitch only machine, and it wasn’t on her list. Sis had other ideas for a dedicated straight stitch machine and eventually, after cleaning and polishing the machine and cabinet, it was gifted it to a local charity.