found my gem today
 

I live on Long Island. My son and i took a ride out east today.I told him to look for diamonds in the rough. we cked out jewelry, and it was all fakes. i went into one place, My son was typing on an old fashioned typewriter. I tld him when it dinged, he had to manually return the carriage. he was doing pretty good. Then i saw "HER". she was on the floor. i asked the guy how much. I had to ask him twice. it's a 201, from what i can see. i got it for $20. I just wanted it in my car before he realized what he sold.
get this... he was going to cut it in half to make bookends! He has 2 more at home too. I may buy one as a gift for a friend. The shop owner said he just put $40 into it to get it cleaned and oiled and running. I said i'm sorry, but that's not my problem. I only have $20, and he took it.

so, did I get a good deal?

Are you kidding? ha,ha. I take any old machine for 20$. We'd love to see it also.

can someone tell me how i find out what model it is?
I'm thinking of going back to get the other ones. Opinions???

I'll ask my son to take photos over the weekend.

Do a search on the Ismacs Singer identification site. You can find the serial number listed and it will give you the date of manufacture and model number.

Hey, I've got $25!
Wishing I'd been there!

Wow! What a steal!

Quite the deal, Lynnie! You should buy a lottery ticket. I think you're on a winning streak :D

Here is a Demo: https://video.search.yahoo.com/searc...e&action=click

$40 would have been an absolute steal.

Yup, you did good. If it is a 201 you're in for a treat. Those 201s are work horses.