What's neat about the 301, is they are popular enough that sellers still have feet for sale for it, as well as some original parts from time to time! I ended up getting a walking foot, LED replacement light (it's so nice!!) and a free motion foot (which I haven't figured out yet) for my longbed tan-and-cream 301 from
https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/si...ine-parts.aspx . I can't imagine why the black would be preferable...just aesthetics?