Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Originally Posted by greenini
Ah, thanks, it's not a FW that I'm familiar with. Gee, how many new machines are they calling FW? Couldn't they at least use FW II or some designation so we know what it is????
Technically, I think the 221 & 222 weren't originally called 'Featherweights' - that was a name people called them and got picked up. The 322 was designated a Featherweight by the company from the beginning. It does make things confusing if you are looking for a 221 or 222 and see 'Featherweight' advertised - you really need to see pictures to know what you are getting.
Here's a link to some original Singer advertising for the Featherweight. It's on Graham Forsdyke's website.
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/...vertising.html
Sharon W.
Cool! The ads do say Featherweight! One of the FW sites said it was coined later. BTW, I love the ad with the negligee and the hot water bottle!