Rodney

I thought featherweight cases had trays that filled the top of the case. The 403 for $60 is a decent price here too.
$5400 for the patcher seems a little extreme.
Rodney

ArchaicArcane

The older FW cases had a tray across them. The newer ones had the black tray about the size of this one. I have one of each. The red tray "means" something, but I can't recall what...

ETA: Later still machines had this red tray... it's plastic, I think, and the machine has the prism style decals with a Striated plate.. maybe it's just telling me that it's a fairly late model machine?

monopas

My 1952 FW 221-1 case has no tray. And one is not indicated in the graphics in the manual. The button foot controller slides into a holder in the inside of the lid and the cords dangle down onto the machine. I thought it might just be missing at first, but the original manual was there and I believe it.

monopas

That red thing seems to be a replacement for the original black metal part that should be there. That side has a black metal non-removable bin and a holder for the oil can. I'll go see if I can get a decent photo of mine.

manicmike

My 222K has that red tray and it's definitely original to the machine. Tammi is probably correct.

ArchaicArcane

The black ones, and probably the red ones, are secured using 2 screws to the left side of the case. If the screws are just loose enough, you can slide the box out of the case. Otherwise, they do seem like they're non-removable.

oldsewnsew

Ebay had the prettiest little Standard Sewhandy featherweight and the giggle was my thinking it would go at a price I could afford. But if folks will buy 221's all day long at $400, not unrrasonable that it sold for that.[ATTACH=CONFIG]473750[/ATTACH] hey it posted my pic!

Macybaby

Jim - the Blue Sewhandy is the rarest of the three - so it's no shock if it sold for quite a bit more than the green ones go for. The Black is less common than the green, but not as rare as the blue.

SteveH

note: A Sewhandy is NOT a featherweight, nor is it the predecessor to the featherweight.

They are both small and similar but they are not even CLOSE to the same mechanically.

SteveH

Wow... just wow...... If I had the room....
http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/for/4445701556.html
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