You are such a teaser. Now I'm left wondering what kind of machine weighs 350, 500, 650 or 423 pounds...washing machine, dryer, printing machine...
Good luck with the research. I applaud you on your efforts to get all the facts straight. You really take pride in your work...and it shows.
The secondary challenge, of which you're no doubt well aware, is deciding when it *matters* to get the exact weight of the machine right, and when you're safe saying "The machine weighed hundreds of pounds" and moving on. It's a challenge that academic historians face all the time.
Sounds like an ole' fish tale to me. It was at least 350... um... I mean, 423 pounds. And I had to walk to school uphill both ways through the snow in bare feet.
Or maybe it's just whether the machine was empty or full. For home use or industrial. American or Japanese. 
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