Originally Posted by
Mrs. SewNSew
It's such a little cutie! I can't see the break in the base--is it bad? So you have no desire for a Featherweight--why? Is it because this is so much better? Or is it because you hate small sized machines?
Heck, I love small machines. (not toys, but real machines)
So, why would I NOT trade it for
two featherweights?(sorry lovelyl)
(I confess, I would actually have to consider it if I was offered a 222 for it)
Because it is close to if not actually within the time frame of my collection
(W&W records after 1876 are all lost, but I suspect this machine was made between 1901 and 1903)
Because it is just as powerful as the full sized W&W #9 but is a the size of a featherweight.
Because you will find 500-1000 featherweights before you find one of these.
and finally, because it is a real 3:1 handcrank, which is not available for the 221/222