Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by Central Ohio Quilter
Probably because it is one of the very early ones. I believe the first one came out in 1935 and this is a '36... I don't know the reason, but I know some collectors want the 1936 machines. Maybe someone else here can tell us why? You don't see a 1936 FW come up for sale very often.
There are people out there with more money than sense, and someone will probably buy this machine for that price!
According to a history I found on google the first ones were made in 1933 and the 1936 models were the first ones with a numbered tension dial. They also reworked the bobbin case for some reason. That doesn't mean that this should be worth this much, however, the 1930s ones are getting harder to find in "new" condition.