antique sale featherweight
#11
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Franklin, TX
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lindaschipper - I also got a 99k this winter when we went to Texas. I gave up on finding a featherweight at a decent price. I haven't used it much yet but am going to sew a scrappy in the near future. Someone had stolen the foot off it so I got it for $125. Had it serviced and cleaned for $35 (plus a foot for it) so am ready to go.
#12
I got 2 of them on eBay one for me and one for daughter gave 250.00 for 0ne and 325.00 for one then I never use mine as I have an old 1171 Pfaff that does not weigh much more and take it instead because it has walking foot and built in walking foot and so much easier to use
#15
A few years ago I was at the Canton Flea Market in Canton Texas and I saw a FW for $450. When I exclaimed how expensive that was, the vendor said "Well, they don't make them anymore". I just kept walking..
#16
The 99 is a fine sewing machine, but very heavy so it really doesn't take the place of the featherweight.
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
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I paid $240 for mine and $65 to get her in good running shape. then another $25 for a walking foot. it came with about 5 bobbins and about 5-6 feet with it. I love it and am making a quilted jacket on it now.
#18
I have my mom's featherweight, we sewed all our clothes on it when I was in highschool, and I wouldn't trade it for the world...I am 73 now, so she got her's in the 40's...then I was at a garage sale about 15 years ago, and stumped my toe on something under a table, looked down and there was the green and white box...I ask the lady was she selling the box, she said yes, for $25...I knew pretty well what was inside, but I just picked it up and paid her right then...so needless to say, I have the white featherweight too....now that was a bargain...keep both of them serviced...and use them when I travel..just made some curtains for daughters breakfast room, and took the white one and did them at her house... love sewing on them...
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SW Iowa
Posts: 1,137
Five years ago at a quilt show in Oklahome, someone had several FWs for sale and they wanted over $400 for them then. I can't remember if it was $425 or $450. I finally found one for $200 a couple years later from at an estate sale.
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