Originally Posted by miriam
The vintage Singer 401, 403, 404, 500 and 50e all are fantastic machines and don't need to be tilted. The needle is slanted and you can see without straining your neck.
I have a 403 Slant-o-Matic and I found that I still like having it tilted. Maybe because I'm 5' 2 1/2" on a good day, have a back neck, shoulder & lower back? Don't know, just know that I'm not leaning forward as much to get a good eye's view. Instead I can sit back in my chair and have a straight on view. Hard to explain. Wish I could take a picture to show the difference that I mean.