Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
I don't think that site is correct. In my experience, the striated plate replaced the floral....
My wife’s 1952 Singer 221 has a striated face plate, and so does my 1957 Singer 221. A 1950 Singer 221 that I sold had a striated face plate.
Of course, there’s no way of knowing if they all had their original face plates when I got them, but I believe that they did.
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