While living in Hawaii, my sister sent me a link for a sewing machine on E-Bay. It is a Singer 201, a real workhorse (with stainless steel gears) and he was going to ship the machine head which weighs about 50 plus pounds, and was going to junk the cabinet which was in pretty bad shape! We watched the auction, and since no one was willing to pay to have it shipped, we bid on it and won it for a mere $59.00!! When I got there, he said I could have it in the cabinet for no extra charge! She purrs like a kitten, and hubby refinished the cabinet--now a real beauty! She does not have the pretty decals that you see on many old Singers...but she is a dream to sew on! Just a straight stitch, but I do all of my piecing and some FMQ on her....her name is Gracie! God really blessed me with this deal! (Thanks Sis!)
Aloha, Andy