That's a great price for a 301, even w/o the cabinet!!!

$75...yup! That sounds like a great price...especially if it works! Grab it fast!

That's a great price. Grab it!

With these old machines, HOW can you know if its a feather weigh? I was looking on craigslist and just couldnt tell with the pictures of the older machines.......is there a good way to know?

A featheweight is portable, and weighs only about 10 pounds. Lift the machine. They are cute little machines. You would have to go see a machine listed on craigslist to know. Some of the sellers don't know what they have.

The original feather weights, Model 221 or 222 (very rare) are very distinctive look. Just take a picture with you for reference. I don't think there is anything that looks close to it.

http://singer-featherweight.com/

If you get the serial number off the bottom of the machine, you can look it up on Singer's website and determine when the manufacturing was alloted.

Sounds like a good price to me. You won't be sorry to have a 301.

A true old Featherweight is either a model 221 or 222, anything other than those is probably one of the later models. You can also take down the serial number and look it up online so you can see what date it was made.

The 301 is a heavier follow up to the featherweight. It's a great machine. People rave about the 201, 301, 401a and 500. All are considered by some to be the best singer ever made. If you can get any of these in good condition, I'd go for it.

BTW- If you decide to have it serviced after you buy it, keep a record of the serial number. I put my 401 in for a tune up and they either switched the machine or some of the parts because what I got back feels nothing like the lovely running machine I gave them.

Sounds like a great deal to me.

Wow! They switched your machine? Good idea to make note of the serial number. Sad to have to feel that way!
sandy