I recently rescued a Singer 188k industrial sewing machine. I believe it is meant for leather and the owners manual is dated 1963. This was my grandfathers machine and hasn't been used in at least 8 or 9 years. I'm looking for a good place to get supplies (oil, needles, belts, etc) and possibly a repair manual (websites or supplier). The owner's manual only has very limited maintainence info in it. Last I new the machine worked, and it is still in the original table. I'm also looking for an approximate value of the machine. It appears to be in good shape other than 9 years of dust and there is no visable rust.
I'm also looking for a good repair shop for industrial machines in the Albany, NY area if anyone knows of any.
Thanks!