Originally Posted by QuiltE
For all those in the know about FWs!!
I was in a 2nd hand store yesterday and saw an old sewing machine.
Yes to Singer, black, silver scrolly plates, gold design etc.
However, the FWs that have been shown here seem to have black square box cases.
This one has a wooden case. The top being like an upside down "U".
So is it another version?
or what is it?
Please? and Thanks!
If you can find a post on any of the threads on the board from ChubbyBunny, in her avatar she has a pic. of a hot pink Featherweight. Her pic. should give you an idea of what you need to look for. The original fW's were mostly black, some white ones some tan ones and some green sort of olive green like. But most were black. They have a flip up piece to the left of the needle. Go to either of these sites and you can see some Featherweight RX.com or Desk Dave's.com at Desk Dave's he or someone else has refinished and repainted most of the featherweights he shows. very expensive, if I had extra funds I would jump on one of the purple or lilac ones or both, because I love the colors. These ARE NOT the original colors of the machines, but they are still FWS. The featherweights look like a child's toy really,and are so light weight. Good look, let us know what you get. If you can get a pic. of the machine you were looking at and post it on the board, we could tell you in a minute if it was a featherweight or not. You could also go to ebay and type in singer sewing machines or featherweights and see them. Someone always has one for sale on ther. If it doesn't say 221 for the pic. it isn't a real or the original featherweight. There is a 222k that has a lift up end for using the arm like modern machines do, but the 221 is the original featherweight. Hope we have helped you and not confused you.