Got a new old Singer . . . featherweight?
We bought this at an auction. The serial number says it is a 221-1 made in 1952 in New Jersey. I don't know a lot about these old machines, but I do have a 1935 featherweight, and it is not like this one.
For one thing, the bobbin is horizontal, and I am not sure whether there is anything missing -- the bobbin just drops in? I thought this only came in with zig-zag.
Some of the decals are in fine shape, other things, like the settings on the stitch length/reverse, are completely missing. The belt is "internal"
It does run and my husband is cleaning it up, but I am still puzzled that it would fall within the "featherweight" category of user manuals when it is so different.