Janetks ... Singer makes the featherweight. The old ones are just work horses, practically indestructible, very reliable and have a beautiful stitch. I want one. This is what they look like
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/...ges/site2.html
I responded to a Craigslist posting about a Singer Featherweight but it was a more recent one, plastic looking. Good thing I asked for a photo cuz I thought it was the old one. It didn't have the plug or foot pedal and no way to verify that it worked so I passed on it, otherwise I might have gotten it for the grand kids to use.