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I wanted to take a minute and show off this beauty. This is Bertha. I bought her for a guy on marketplace who was selling in my town. She was $20 and came with some other accessories. When I got her, I put about $50 in new parts on her. The brand is National and model is the #7. She was produced in the 1940s. The guy I bought her off of said his Meemaw used to can everything. He was in his 60's and remembers it fondly as a child. Bertha got a lot of use before I got a hold of her. I looked her over really well, she's not pretty to look at, but she is sturdy and in my opinion, today's PC's don't really compare in terms of quality. I've used her to PC many times in the past year. I don't regret it one bit. Some people will say the older ones are dangerous but I disagree, I think the newer ones are dangerous because they just don't hold up like these old ones do. If you are ever looking for one, consider grabbing an older one like this.