Originally Posted by
Sewnoma
I notice your lamp is on the back - I thought 201's all had the lamp in front! Is yours an aftermarket lamp or is that a normal configuration I just haven't seen yet?
The 201 with potted motor has the lamp embedded into a groove in the front, I don't think any of the other versions had this light. I've seen two types of light on the 201s, some have the longer more narrow lamp with the open shade. The other is the more lumpy lamp with a switch that turns. It has a thick glass lens in front of the bulb. My light is from a 1949 Singer, I bought it on ebay I remember thinking it wasn't far in age from my machine. When I bought my machine it came with an old black metal lamp, it didn't fit right and wiggled kind of loose back there. I doubt it was after marked, more like just non original. It looked like it had been there from the early 1950s while the original Singer lamps still were in production. On my 201K there is a groove behind the chromed lid in the back, the light is fitted there with a bracket and screw. I'm sure a 201 will turn up near you, there seem to be a lot of them still around. Not that many actually sew on them, I wish more did though.