Featherweight price
09-04-2010, 04:37 PM
#61
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I got one on Ebay for $250 in the spring and I was happy with
that price. It has the original case and many attachments plus
the booklets that were aged but still ledgeable. It sews beautifully and I love it. I live in the Phoenix area.
that price. It has the original case and many attachments plus
the booklets that were aged but still ledgeable. It sews beautifully and I love it. I live in the Phoenix area.
09-04-2010, 04:55 PM
#63
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While a 301 is often referred to as the FW's big sister it is not a Featherweight! It has similar features like the fold-up extension bed and the lightweight but it is an entirely different model. Not trying to slap anyone's fingers but this kind of misinformation is why you find all kind of machines listed as featherweights on e-bay that are anything but featherweights.
I gotta agree with Sue, make sure that it works too. Also a reproduction case drops the price as well. Wait for "the machine for you" you'll find it, maybe not today or tomorrow but it's out there. There was one here in Portland a week ago for $150.00. Everything was there from what I could see, it was a great deal but I already own one. I transfered the link to the board here and noone ever commented. Hope one of us got it.
Also not all FW's came with a scrolled faceplate. It does not affect how the machine works. You can have two FW's side by side made the same day with consecutive serial numbers and they can each have a different faceplate. The Singer site says that the plates were dumped into bins and when it started running low they would dump the next run in it. You can also by aftermarket/salvaged faceplates for small $. Just need to look.
Good Luck, hope you find one!! :lol:
:XD:
The scrolled faceplates were on the older machines. The simpler lined ones I believe started in the mid-late 40's or early 50's. Do you research; ask for the serial number and see approximately what year and where it was manufactured.
I read somewhere on line that the scroll ones were discontinued during World War 2. So from that time on Singer did make the scroll faces. Also I read the cases made in US were made with a glue that smells so bad, but the cases made in Europe did not have the same smelly glue.
I bought my FW on Ebay for $199 and that included shipping. It was made in 1941 and it works like a charm. I love it and recently bought the big sister - the Singer 301a. It is also a FW but a few pounds heavier and also has a larger bed, slant needle and feed dog drops. It should arrive on Tues....cant wait. Remember these FW's are made with metal gears...that is why they keep on sewing after all these years!
I didn't realize that the 301A was a FW also. I have one and I love it. I need to get it out so I can use it. Only have so much space though.
Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
Originally Posted by MiMi in Lutz
Originally Posted by merryhare
Originally Posted by Colbaltjars62
Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Unless it's a 221 white or 222 I think it's kinda high.
Also not all FW's came with a scrolled faceplate. It does not affect how the machine works. You can have two FW's side by side made the same day with consecutive serial numbers and they can each have a different faceplate. The Singer site says that the plates were dumped into bins and when it started running low they would dump the next run in it. You can also by aftermarket/salvaged faceplates for small $. Just need to look.
Good Luck, hope you find one!! :lol:
:XD:
I bought my FW on Ebay for $199 and that included shipping. It was made in 1941 and it works like a charm. I love it and recently bought the big sister - the Singer 301a. It is also a FW but a few pounds heavier and also has a larger bed, slant needle and feed dog drops. It should arrive on Tues....cant wait. Remember these FW's are made with metal gears...that is why they keep on sewing after all these years!
09-04-2010, 05:52 PM
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You are correct. The 301 is not a Featherweight. People refer to them as the big sister to the Featherweight, There are many differences between the two. The 301 is also a gear driven machine, they do not have a belt. You can also buy a Zig Zag attachment for each of them.
09-04-2010, 06:26 PM
#66
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Location: Beaufort, S.C.
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I paid $430, including the shipping, for mine a singer 221 year 1949. They seem to be harder for us to find here in the southeast. We just cannot seem to find them. So many people are keeping or buying them up here. Several of us here in SC ordered from the same man in N.C. who completely services them. He is extremely careful to package it and all of the parts extremely well. Mine came with case, manual, attachements, bobbins etc. complete. Love it.
09-04-2010, 06:34 PM
#67
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Originally Posted by dixiechunk
While a 301 is often referred to as the FW's big sister it is not a Featherweight! It has similar features like the fold-up extension bed and the lightweight but it is an entirely different model. Not trying to slap anyone's fingers but this kind of misinformation is why you find all kind of machines listed as featherweights on e-bay that are anything but featherweights.
I gotta agree with Sue, make sure that it works too. Also a reproduction case drops the price as well. Wait for "the machine for you" you'll find it, maybe not today or tomorrow but it's out there. There was one here in Portland a week ago for $150.00. Everything was there from what I could see, it was a great deal but I already own one. I transfered the link to the board here and noone ever commented. Hope one of us got it.
Also not all FW's came with a scrolled faceplate. It does not affect how the machine works. You can have two FW's side by side made the same day with consecutive serial numbers and they can each have a different faceplate. The Singer site says that the plates were dumped into bins and when it started running low they would dump the next run in it. You can also by aftermarket/salvaged faceplates for small $. Just need to look.
Good Luck, hope you find one!! :lol:
:XD:
The scrolled faceplates were on the older machines. The simpler lined ones I believe started in the mid-late 40's or early 50's. Do you research; ask for the serial number and see approximately what year and where it was manufactured.
I read somewhere on line that the scroll ones were discontinued during World War 2. So from that time on Singer did make the scroll faces. Also I read the cases made in US were made with a glue that smells so bad, but the cases made in Europe did not have the same smelly glue.
I bought my FW on Ebay for $199 and that included shipping. It was made in 1941 and it works like a charm. I love it and recently bought the big sister - the Singer 301a. It is also a FW but a few pounds heavier and also has a larger bed, slant needle and feed dog drops. It should arrive on Tues....cant wait. Remember these FW's are made with metal gears...that is why they keep on sewing after all these years!
I didn't realize that the 301A was a FW also. I have one and I love it. I need to get it out so I can use it. Only have so much space though.
Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
Originally Posted by MiMi in Lutz
Originally Posted by merryhare
Originally Posted by Colbaltjars62
Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Unless it's a 221 white or 222 I think it's kinda high.
Also not all FW's came with a scrolled faceplate. It does not affect how the machine works. You can have two FW's side by side made the same day with consecutive serial numbers and they can each have a different faceplate. The Singer site says that the plates were dumped into bins and when it started running low they would dump the next run in it. You can also by aftermarket/salvaged faceplates for small $. Just need to look.
Good Luck, hope you find one!! :lol:
:XD:
I bought my FW on Ebay for $199 and that included shipping. It was made in 1941 and it works like a charm. I love it and recently bought the big sister - the Singer 301a. It is also a FW but a few pounds heavier and also has a larger bed, slant needle and feed dog drops. It should arrive on Tues....cant wait. Remember these FW's are made with metal gears...that is why they keep on sewing after all these years!
Hmmmmm very sorry for the incorrect information about the 301. Goes to show... dont believe what you read online! I do not want to lead anyone in the wrong direction.
09-04-2010, 06:51 PM
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It was sold locally so no shipping costs involved but I decided against it after all your feedback and doing some research. It was too high priced and it's not the best time for me to be spending cash right now, so thanks for making me stop and think!
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09-04-2010, 06:52 PM
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Shirleysonshine,
I have 2 black ones and a celery colored one for sale right now if you know any one that is interested. The Celery and one of the black ones are $350.00 The other black one is $285.00 as it has had all the decals removed. It is plain black but all three of them are in great sewing shape. They have new oil pads and new rubber feet on the bottom, new singer belts, oiled adjusted and ready to go.
I have 2 black ones and a celery colored one for sale right now if you know any one that is interested. The Celery and one of the black ones are $350.00 The other black one is $285.00 as it has had all the decals removed. It is plain black but all three of them are in great sewing shape. They have new oil pads and new rubber feet on the bottom, new singer belts, oiled adjusted and ready to go.
09-04-2010, 07:00 PM
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I just bought 2 on ebay - one a little over $200, one a little under. One works beautifully; the other needed a quick trip to the repair shop (which didn't cost anything)and a new foot control. $360 seems high unless you just can't wait any longer (and we all know what that feels like).
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