So then we come to why this thing isn't the typical 201-2.
It's a blackside machine from 1941. The black head plate isn't painted. When I first looked at it, I thought perhaps it was tarnished, but it isn't. Best I can tell is because of WWII, Singer couldn't chrome metal because of shortages. So, they went with black. And they used up their current stock which is why some pieces aren't black.
In the pictures, you can see all of the black items that are normally chrome or nickel. Pictures don't do this machine justice. I've included a better shot of the black headplate because it's difficult to show in pictures while on the machine.
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And she's keeping up with the times. Got her new LED bulb.
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