LauraRG

Congrats on joining the 401 club! My mom got a 401 at auction when I was a 10 or so and I did lots of sewing on it as I grew up. I left home, and missed it terribly, so when I saw one at a yard sale for $5 (in a beautiful table, no less) about 15 yrs agoI snatched it up. It is a wonderful machine, and I keep looking for another one because I'd hate to be without a 401 if this one ever decides to go belly up! Besides, a girl can't have too many sewing machines.

What is a fabric-covered clothesline container? For the clothespins?

Laura

jlm5419

I agree!

quilt'nmomma

I love my 401A and my 403A both. They are both great machines.

cwpersson

I recently purchased a 401A for use in my shop where the quilting table is set up. In the house I use my 421G Singer which is a portable model with free arm. My mom purchased this in Calgary, Alberta from a Singer salesman who demonstrated it sewing over pins, leather, matches and several layers of denim. It was bought with money from when her dad passed. It is a unique model made in Germany and I have yet to see another one. She gave it to me as a wedding present and I never knew how wonderful it was until I tried other people's machines and found they left me wanting. Now I know that the 400's are an extra special machine. After cleaning out bobbin and feed dogs on the 'new' 401A plus a really good oiling It is purring along too. It is so wonderful there are parts available to buy for these vintage & the antique machines. I treadle a 15-88 for quilting blocks. Singers are great!!