Originally Posted by gangles
I inherited a 1958 Singer 401A from my Mom last year, it truely is a workhorse, sews beautifully, I just love it and will forever call it "Mom's Sewing Machine", even thou it is now mine.
I too, have had my Mother's 401A, and she purchased somewhere around late 63 or early 64 and I also refer to it that way. But, she can get tempermental when she hasn't been used in a while. She doesn't sew through a lot of thickness like I often hear referred to on this thread.