Gienkies

Hi Quilters


I recently acquired a Singer 401 G13 that is in perfect condition.


This machine is pristine. It looks like was in a time warp.


I am finding it very hard to locate details on this particular model on the net.

Does anyone have any ideas where I could look or what the history of this machine is?

Macybaby

That is a German made machine. There are very little records on those machines as most was destroyed in the war.

I have one too - they are pretty neat.

Sewjourner

Your 401 is a German made Singer, but the 401 came out well after the war. This page has some information you may enjoy;
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/

Most items you may need for it can be found at Sew-Classic and other suppliers. Ismac has a manual on their site for the 401.
I’m sure you will really enjoy that machine!

bkay

From the photos, it looks like a 401a with a 500 bobbin winder.

bkay

OurWorkbench

I have not seen a 401 that had a sub model number. Have you tried searching for "401G" sewing machine with the 401G in quotes, you might have better luck.

According to http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...s-400-499.html it was made from 1960-1964, however, it says it has a tubular bed, which I have not seen any with a tubular bed. There is a manual that I think will work for your machine at http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...e-manuals.html

Does your machine have the "Accessory Drawer" that fits to the left of the bed?

We like pictures The instructions on how to post can be found at Including Images and Attachments (as of 24 Jan 2020) In case you just skim the pdf, a couple of things that I believe are particularly note worthy are that one must scroll over to the far right to find the "Upload" button to click and that I believe the picture maximum size may be incorrect, I think that the pictures need to be smaller than 1.9MB. Another thing that I noticed is that one can choose up to five images (if so desired) before clicking the "Upload" button. I also found that if you want to insert the image somewhere actually within the post, it takes a while for it to show the images that are available to choose which one you want and where.

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