Caution: Be careful when selling a 301. Do not advertise it as a featherweight. You might accidentally cause yourself some trouble.
The 301 is not technically a featherweight.
It is the first portable Singer with an enclosed motor that is TOTALLY gear driven, not belt.
Featherweights have belts and they do not have carry handles.
301s and 401s have no belts and they were the first Singers to have a handle built into the very machine arm top.
The machine trade refers to the 301 and 401 as the big sisters to the featherweight, but they are not a featherweight.
The 301s and 401s have the fold up extension in two sizes, but the machines are closer to 3/4 size machines than 1/2 size machines. They seem to have replaced the other 3/4 size models like the 15s.
Use caution when selling or buying, a 301 is not exactly a featherweight.
Personally, being 6'2" tall and a guy, I consider my 301A my personal featherweight :-)
I may end up giving my tan 221J featherweight to my sister, she is not so tall :-)
Aardie.