Brett:
Yes, the hunt began a few months ago. It was the damndest thing, too. I saw one of those early cursive-logo plastic machines in a thrift, and passed it up because it was just the base, no bowl or other parts. I thought, "I'll never find the other pieces, so I'd better leave this here." Of course, a complete bowl and blade set turned up a month or two later! At least I had the good sense to pick those up.
I envy other cities their thrift stores - ours here in Atlanta are pretty lean pickings.