Finally bought a Singer 301A
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Finally bought a Singer 301A
I've been looking for awhile and finally today I found the one I wanted. Bought a black 301a in the cabinet #42. Machine is in impeccable condition minus a few scrapes. All the gold decals are intact. Will eventually get a case for it but for a well condition machine with the cradle I couldn't pass it up. $150. Not up crazy about the cabinet style though but I can get a different one. What other feet do you use for your 301? It does have a different style feed so that's why I ask. Already did a few test runs with it, it gets up to a high speed and is very smooth and quiet. Looking at the serial number, it appears to be from 1953.
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I like my 301A and paid much more than you did. But she's sapphire blue. The only foot I purchased was a quarter inch with guide. The quarter inch foot is a full 1/4" so if I start a project on the 301 I have to finish on her. I have heard that the walking foot doesn't work as it doesn't match up to the feed dogs on the 301A. Since all I do is piece on her, I don't have need for any other feet.
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I have my mother's 301a longbed which is also the machine I learned to sew on. I only piece on mine so the 1/4" is the only additional foot I've purchased. Have fun!
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I bought my Mocha 301A for $75 from a machine service man who worked on machines out of his mother's basement. The guy kept trying to purchase my Featherweight for his grand-daughter when he had a machine sitting on his shelf that probably would have been a good starter machine for her. I will never go back to him, but at the time he was the only one I could find and his father had serviced the machines of my aunts and grandmother.
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Which 42 did you get? Some have real drawers and some have a cabinet door that looks like drawers. Then some drawer models have an inkwell.
You won't have any problem selling the cabinet. I have seen empty ones on Craigslist sell quickly for good money.
You won't have any problem selling the cabinet. I have seen empty ones on Craigslist sell quickly for good money.
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