Please forgive my ignorance...
#31
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Glad I could help.
OMG -- I laughed out loud at that one, Mattie!!
Originally Posted by PatinAtlanta
Originally Posted by Mattee
So what you're saying is, it's like porn?
:-D
Originally Posted by Aunt Patti
you will know it when you see it I promise.
#32
I bought mine off Ebay. Got a real gem for a reasonable price: $350. There were others at the same time going for more, but no one was paying attention to my baby. It came with case, all the attachments and manual. It worked like a dream straight out of the case.
#33
Originally Posted by Mattee
but how do I know a featherweight when I see one? I've never seen one in person, and the pics from the board look a lot like pics of other old singers to me. Is there an easy way to tell the difference? I visit antique malls a lot, and would buy a featherweight in a second if I ran across a cheap one, but I'm not sure I'll know one when I see it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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#34
Feather Weight-singer 221
If you see them in person they look like a child toy sewing amchine. they are about 3/4 or less the size of a regular vintage machine. When mine came home one of my 5 year old twins insisted it was her sewing machine. LOL
http://www.deskdave.com/Cornucopia.htm
Drool.... I think one of my twins wants the petal pink and the other one the lilac.
If you see them in person they look like a child toy sewing amchine. they are about 3/4 or less the size of a regular vintage machine. When mine came home one of my 5 year old twins insisted it was her sewing machine. LOL
http://www.deskdave.com/Cornucopia.htm
Drool.... I think one of my twins wants the petal pink and the other one the lilac.
More rare white one
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More comon black cutie and case
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case for white one
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Singer 15-91 full size machine and weighs a ton. You leave this one home and have fun with it there.
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#35
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Funny, I went into the sewing machine shop today to pick up my order and what do you think walked through the door? A lady struggling with sewing machine. The young clerk ran to her assistance. Heaved it up on the counter and said "they call it a featherweight but its really a heavy weight" I too was unsure what exactly a featherwieght was and looked like. So I asked and she showed me the markings and what to look for besides its small size and heavy load. It looked so dainty so light,so pretty but was like lifting a baby elephant. Dont think I would want one to pack back and forth to a sewing class.
#36
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Funny, I went into the sewing machine shop today to pick up my order and what do you think walked through the door? A lady struggling with sewing machine. The young clerk ran to her assistance. Heaved it up on the counter and said "they call it a featherweight but its really a heavy weight" I too was unsure what exactly a featherwieght was and looked like. So I asked and she showed me the markings and what to look for besides its small size and heavy load. It looked so dainty so light,so pretty but was like lifting a baby elephant. Dont think I would want one to pack back and forth to a sewing class.
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
Funny, I went into the sewing machine shop today to pick up my order and what do you think walked through the door? A lady struggling with sewing machine. The young clerk ran to her assistance. Heaved it up on the counter and said "they call it a featherweight but its really a heavy weight" I too was unsure what exactly a featherwieght was and looked like. So I asked and she showed me the markings and what to look for besides its small size and heavy load. It looked so dainty so light,so pretty but was like lifting a baby elephant. Dont think I would want one to pack back and forth to a sewing class.
In it's case, the machine weights about 12#.
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