1936 must have been a very good year-----me too, y'all--and I think I might have a 1936 FW; at least I have all the lady's purchase papers, sewing classes, etc. that came with it. But it is "well used, and put away wet"......

Hi, almost twin! 1936 was almost over when I was born (12/12) ~ but in 2012 I had the once in a lifetime birthday of 12/12/12! And those 3 add up to 36. Quite a coincidence, I think! When is your birthday?

Wow, lots of us '36ers on here!

What a lucky find. With a little time to dry out it may just need some fresh grease & oil. Ask for help in the vintage area.

Featherweights are very civilized machine and very easy to learn to use. I have 4 of them.

What a great find. Don't be afraid - plug her in and have fun!

Lucky, lucky you. Make sure you keep her oiled and she'll purr like a kitten.

I'm so stinkin' jealous but happy for you. :)

Good thing your little boy found it! Did you give him a BIG hug?? LOL

Love scores like that .. free or low cost best kind !! Congratulations

You can find cases for them on E-Bay. Hope you will love your Featherweight as much as I do. Use it every day.

http://www.featherweight221.com/fwrx/index.html
I have my mom's green FW and my grandma's Centennial model. I went to the above website and bought David McCallum's dvd and book on how to maintain and repair them and did it myself! He sells parts as well. Easy, peasy little machines to work on and the instructions he gives are clear and simple to follow. There's not a better machine anywhere for straight stitch piecing, imho. Lucky you! Enjoy her.

She's a pretty little 'kitten' - I hope she'll purr for you!

What a wonderful find!

Make sure that you download the manual...she threads a bit differently than the average sewing machine.

Actually he does since he works in our neighborhood as a outside maintenance man. Mostly he brings home stuff that I make him take right back out...but this time he brought in a keeper.

I figured that much. I looked over her for a good while yesterday trying to figure it out. Decided to wait :-)

Lucky you, waking up to a beautiful dream...they are lovely little machines, I have a black and a wite one. And to think someone threw it in the trash ???

Congaulations! Hope you enjoy it!

I had my 55th birthday on 02-02-02, does that count for anything?