Originally Posted by
sdeaaz
Does anyone know anything about the Singer 201-2 machine.
In my area (Australia) 201s go for almost nothing. The most I've ever paid for one is $40. however, they are the best stitching machine Singer ever made and almost unbreakable (the gears are hardened steel, they will sew through anything from silk to leather) and were the most expensive domestic machine in the world, costing even more than zig-zag and embroidery machines such as the 319 and 401. The drawbacks are 1) Extremely heavy 2) Only do straight stitch 3) Drop-in bobbin isn't that good for free motion sewing.
If you sew clothing you should have a 201. Add a few attachments (buttonholer, zig-zagger, blind-stitcher) and you have a machine that can do everything.