Thank you for your replies.
@toileandtrouble yes, I will be seeing the owner and will ask that she demonstrates it for me if she can. Don’t think I will be able to have a go under current circumstances. She has moved on to other crafts now.
@Efemera &
@Gernella My mum had a 122E back in the late 70s, one of the first with IDT I think and it came to me after she died in the early 80’s. I used it occasionally and really liked it but family life got in the way and it spent 15 years in the loft. By the time I got it out again it was seized solid and the service engineer who looked at it said the plastic components had deteriorated and it wasn’t repairable. I was just a bit sad
I bought a Toyota machine shortly after and it’s ok and then 3 or 4 years ago I bought a Janome QXL605. That is just more complicated than I need. I’ve been thinking about getting another Pfaff and this one has come up.
With a bit of practice I will be fine. I don’t need needle threaders, needle up/down thingies etc. I learnt the old school way