Rare Kenmore Gritzner Germa  - High-Shank 117.840 Sewing Machine -Pfaff 239 - $130 - (Luling, LA)

This is a nice vintage Kenmore 117.840 zig-zag and cam sewing machine made in 1958. It was manufactured in West Germany by the Gritzner Nahmaschinen GmbH, and imported to the USA by the White Sewing Machine Co., who at that time also provided sewing machines to Sears Roebuck Co. Its robustly constructed with a strong, heavy cast iron frame. The zig zag and cam mechanisms are compact, strong, and accessible at the top of the the machine for ease of maintenance. Many of the oiling points are marked with red paint as a reminder.Kenmore 840" was, according to White, a product of American and Germany ingenuity *Pfaff had a mutually beneficial working relationship with Gritzner, and sold some Gritzner machines re-badged as Pfaff. They purchased the company around 1964, and that, sadly, was the end of Gritzner. Pfaff also sold a version of this same machine. The model similar to this Kenmore, with interchangeable cams, was called the Pfaff 239, and the plain zig-zag model without cam capability was called the Pfaff 139 This machine it's in working condition! Come with* 1 disc cam* CD user manual. SOLD AS IS Please check the pictures.

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