Thread: What do You Look For in Vintage Machines?
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Old 10-27-2012, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by purplefiend View Post
The 221 isn't a good candidate to be hand cranked. The others are great as they can be fitted with a hand crank and a spoked handwheel. I have the 201k and 99k-13 hand cranks and they are lovely for that. I have taught kids to sew with them.
I've seen hand crank kits for the 221 on eBay a couple of times. Apparently some guy with a sewing machine repair shop makes them from scratch. Just took a look and he has one up now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FEATHERWEIGH...item2574d9564e
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