Singer 401 or 403 or 500 or 503 are Slant-o-matics. They do all of the decorative stitches those newer ones do, etc. They are not real heavy because the bodies are aluminum. You can still get parts, accessories, cords, foot controls, service manuals and people to work on them if something is wrong.
Originally Posted by jljack
If you read on the Vintage Sewing Machine Shop thread, there are many, many vintage machines that do most of what the newer machines do and are much more reliable. They are made of all metal, no plastic, which is what goes wrong in the newer machines.
A Singer 500 series has all the decorative stitches, etc. that you are getting on these machines you are showing. And they run forever!!