Featherwights are darling little machines. They are not the best of Vintage Singers but their cuteness and portability make up for their whimsicality -they are not nicknamed "Princess of Singer" for nothing lol.
The American market is crazy with these machines, the prices are very high. You can get cheaper ones from Europe as you say. If you're worried about voltage, it is always good to remember that up until the mid 1960s not all of France was wired on 220v, a lot of houses still had 110v so a Featherweight bought from France may very well have a 110v motor and a simple plug adapter will enable you to use it in the USA. My Featherweight is in 110v and I use a 110v to 220v convertor. It's one extra item to carry but it works perfectly; therefore I think that the other way round will be true as well
