Yes, you can take them out of the cabinet by loosening two grub screws that hold the machine on two posts. If the machine has a foot control, you are all ready to use it as a table top model. You can also put it in a Kenmore carrying case. Kenmores are a different size than other machines, so they have to go in a Kenmore carrying case or cabinet. If the machine has a knee control and not a foot control, you would need to buy a foot control to fit it. They are available on many websites and ebay.
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.
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 just found this cabinet at a Goodwill with model #5186 Sears Kenmore sewing machine inside.
I can't give you monetary figures but it depended the the model of the machine and what cabinet you had it in(or a portable case). These affected the price.
It is my understanding that this machine, the 158.904 was manufactured in 1987 in Canada
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.
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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 just found this cabinet at a Goodwill with model #5186 Sears Kenmore sewing machine inside.
I can't give you monetary figures but it depended the the model of the machine and what cabinet you had it in(or a portable case). These affected the price.
Can you change a regular washing machine into a portable to hook up to the kitchen sink
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It is my understanding that this machine, the 158.904 was manufactured in 1987 in Canada
I believe it is 1963 or at the latest 1964. I remember when we purchased it.
The Kenmore sewing machine 148.19371 was produced from 1976 to 1977.
I bought my Sears Kenmore sewing machine, Model 1516, in 1972.
We own a Kenmore Model 48 sewing machine which we purchased new from Sears in 1964. Hope this helps. ******************************************** September 30, 2009 My Grandma got her Kenmore 48 for her 20th wedding anniversary in 1961. The owners manual (I have inherited the machine) is dated 1960. For a machine that is almost 50 years old it runs incrediably well. It came new, mounted in a decorative cabinet and even that has withstood the test of time and dozens of kids!! What a great investment my Grandpa made!!! It would be between 1959-62