Used Kenmore sewing cabinets sell for between $10 - 20. I'm unsure of the exact year your machine was manufactured but the resale value of this sewing machine is approximately zero ($0.00). There is nothing wrong with that particular make or model. Ninety-nine percent of these older, electro-mechanical sewing machines aren't worth anything because the cost of having it serviced approaches or exceeds the price of a NEW machine from a discount store. A new $89 machine will do everything the old one does and more. An old machine that has been stored away for years always requires service, even though it appears to sew ok for a quick test. All the grease and oil which lubricated the machine has either hardened or turned to varnish. This gunk has to be cleaned out and the machine lubricated else the machine will jam and break threads on the first project. Although older machines might be constructed from mostly metal, this alone doesn't make them "better" than a new machine having a lot of plastic parts. Mass produced, consumer goods from yesteryear have all same short comings of modern mass produced, consumer goods. They cut corners to save cost. You don't find out what these corners are until you have a problem. You are unlikely to break a new machine but if you do then you can take it back. Breaking an old machine will lead you down a path of frustration. You'll discover that the "all metal" machine has little plastic gears and a rubber timing belt, both of which have become fragile with age. This is why there is little to no market for old sewing machines. When you own an old sewing machine that you must get rid of, feel satisfied if you find it a good home; otherwise it will end up in a landfill. Of course, you can always stick it to someone by asking a high price for the machine than laying in wait for someone who doesn't know how to value such items. This happens all the time in antique stores.
I have one and would be VERY interested in buying your's for parts if it is still available?
Vicki @ VCam777777@aol.com
ill buy it
I just found this cabinet at a Goodwill with model #5186 Sears Kenmore sewing machine inside.
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My mother gave me her old cabinet machine, Sears Kenmore Model 158, and in the manual she wrote the date 12-2-1968. This date is found inside the cabinet.
The Kenmore sewing machine 148.19371 was produced from 1976 to 1977.
Kenmore Model 117.141 with a motor that runs and a good cabinet is worth $30.00 to me. A machine that old is bound to had some issues.
I bought my Sears Kenmore sewing machine, Model 1516, in 1972.
We have been told the Kenmore sewing machine model 385-1778180 is 30 years old. I purchased my 385.1778180 Sears Kenmore sewing machine new at Sears in 1988.
whats the valuve of a 1957 kenmore sewing machine
There is not a model 14814220 for the Kenmore Vintage Sewing machine; this number is the part number.
It is my understanding that this machine, the 158.904 was manufactured in 1987 in Canada
The belt of a Sears Kenmore Sewing Machine may break. You can replace the old belt with a new one.