My TWO new babies!!!
 

My next door neighbor came over and presented me with two perfect and pristine Singer Featherweights.
One was made in 1950 and the other in 1953...same year I was born. I've been looking for two more Featherweights to go with the two I already have so I can give them to my four grandchildren. I'm still in shock. These machines are almost brand new. Not hardly a scratch or a speck of dust. The cases are also in excellent condition. All the machines need is a servicing and oiling of course. I feel like it's Christmas!!!!

Wow, they are beautiful. What a wonderful gift.

Holy smoke....speechless!

Wow! nice neighbor!!! And did I mention nice machines???

WOW, Beautiful, some people just have all the luck. Your G-chlidren will love them.

wow! cngratulations and happy sewing!

I want to live in your neighborhood! Good fortune for you. Enjoy them.

Darren

Lucky You!!!

wow. talk about right place right time!

Oh, you lucky, lucky duck....we should all have such nice neighbors....make her something cute.

Woo Hooo....I'm so happy for you.... :) I have a few FW's but I would love to have a FW made in 1953!! That's the year that I was born, also....:thumbup:

ETA: How is it that your neighbor had two of them? Were they hers or were they given to her?

I've been looking for one from 1953. That's when I was born, also. So far, I have a 1939 and a 1947. I love those little machines. The noise they make when they sew is so relaxing!

Could you adopt me as a grandchild? Or your neighbor need another neighbor? I would love to give a beautiful FW machine a good home too! Maybe someday mine will come to me!

Wow! All I get from my neighbors is an occasional view of a domestic ... and I don't mean the Domestic sewing machine!

Super pretty machines...enjoy them!

Lucky you!!!! What a wonderful neighbor!!!!!

OH WOW!!!!! They are B E A UITFUL!!!! I would LOVE one of those!!!!

Wow excellent looking machines and fantastic neighbors

Congratulations you are one lucky lady. Beautiful machines and what a very nice neighbor you have. WOW!!

Luckly you. They are beautiful.

I have one question. Will you adopt me as a grandchild? LOL!! Lucky you!

what a wonderful gift, and what a neighbor with a heart full of caring for you, to give such as that. They are beautiful. Congratulations.

Vickey

Woohoo! Lucky you!! Congratulations. We're all jealous. :)

Lucky girl!

O.M.G!! You are one lucky lady! And your neighbor is terrific!

One of your machines (probably the 1950) is a centennial model. Singer celebrated their centennial (1850-1950) by putting special centennial badges on their machines from about 1950-1952, or as long as the badge supply lasted! Take a closer look at the badges on your machines. The blue one is the centennial. I have a model 201 that's a centennial.

Yep me too!
Awesome neighbor.

WOW!!! Your lucky day. They are beautiful.

Lucky you, they look great, I need a neighbor like yours. Enjoy them.

Good idea Colleen. I picked out a quilt I'm going to make them. They are huge into camping and I found some adorable camper theme fabric so I'll take a pic of the quilt when I'm done with it. Also, I'm making her a shawl for her to wear around her shoulders on those chilly evenings when they are sitting outside the camper with their friends at the campsite. Will share that pic when completed too.

I'm still in shock at how generous they were to give the machines to me for nothing! They really are very sweet and I'm so happy we are neighbors!

LOLOL! I do have one more Featherweight but I'm thinking that will go to one more grandchild if my daughter ever gets married again!!!

Yes, I saw that first thing! 1953 was my birth year and I so wanted one from that year. I really can't believe it still. One machine belonged to Doug's mother and the other belonged to a friend's mother. Don't know how they got that one but I'm so grateful, none the less.

Beautiful machines. I would make sure your Grandkids like them and will use them.

Are you the lucky one.....Congrats....

Oh my, those are awesome!

WOW! You lucky girl!!!

They are beautiful! How lucky you are!

Wow! Congratulations. Great gift and nice neighbor

Congratulations. What a good neighbor.

The perfect gift - and what a great neighbor!