Originally Posted by
jlhmnj
My guess on the MR is that it was a previous owners initials. Good Luck.
As noted in the link above, Jon, "The other unique feature that this machine has is the not-often-seen "M.R." decal under the badge and on the rear of the arm. The "M.R." trademark indicates this 221 was being produced for the Mexican/ South American market. It may have been assembled in Canada as it was found in Canada with a St. John's NB " marked motor."
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stor...collection-242
Originally Posted by
lemonswade
Thanks, Tammi. I asked her when I can take a look at it, waiting for the response.
There is another machine on craigslist that I'm pretty sure is from the same seller:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rd...914435302.html. I asked them if it's a vertical or horizontal bobbin and they said "has a class 15 bobbin so it is horizontal", but is it the case that all class 15's are horizontal?
Anyone know anything about this machine? Any good for FMQ? It is more in my price range...
I don't know about the machine, but yes, it would be vertical. Almost all of the -non-Singer- machines with that slide plate on the left will be a vertical bobbin. (All of the ones I've seen, but I know there's going to be an exception because I've said that publicly
)
Honestly, at the end of the day, $25 difference amortized over how many years you plan on using it? Same as I said about the darning feet, get the one that's going to do the best job for you. $50 will always be more in the budget than $75, but at the same time, if you decide down the road you want the $75 one, assuming it's still available for that price, now you've spent $125, and have to try to get rid of the one you don't want.