Originally Posted by Crafty Chick
A friend of mine worked for Singer a long time ago and told me that the Featherweights were made for stewardesses so they could take them on flights-I have not looked up much background on the featherweights so all this info is interesting to me. I, too, would love to have one, but have settled for a 301a-absolutely love it (and my friend who worked for Singer said the 301 was a much better machine and that I had made a better buy with the 301).
I think it more likely that the popularity of Featherweights came about when pro quilting teachers started carrying them on flights to classes. then the fever quickly spread to all of us.