Jeanette Frantz

I thought I had posted this before, but apparently, I did something wrong! LOL! It isn't the first time and most assuredly will not be the last time!

I had not intended on purchasing any more machines -- I just don't have the room or the $$ necessary! But, my son had a day off on Friday. He usually cruises through the GoodWill Store, and lo and behold he found something. He was skeptical, until he opened the plastic case! Inside was a Singer 403A, in excellent condition and extremely clean! No rust! The electrical cords were the original cords and they were in extremely good condition! I've got dead batteries in my camera, so I'll get some new batteries and take some photos! The machine is so quiet (it's gear-driven), and I'm amazed. I have already downloaded an instruction manual (and printed it). I could not find the serial number from the machine on the Singer website. Just looking at the tables on the website, I think this machine was only made for one year! That's purely a guess! I will get some photos posted later!

Jeanette

amyjo

Good job that you have a son looking for machines for you. What did he pay? have not seen any of them around here.

Jeanette Frantz

Amyjo, $41!

Jeanette

cabbagepatchkid

Awesome!

There is an older thread, that has been recently revived, over in the Main section of the forum. Lots of good discussion on the 403, 401, 500 and the 503 models.

Mrs. SewNSew

Congratulations! This website has good information on dating your machines and others of that era. http://singer301.com/dating/default.html

miriam

Singer 403 is my go to machine.

ppquilter

Great find!

Jeanette Frantz

Ladies, I am happy to say that I was the successful bidder for an original user's manual, the attachments, and the Top Hat Cams (not all of the ones available, but the majority of them). The reserve was set at $8.50, and I won the bid at $9.50! I'd say I was lucky! Whether that's a good price or not, I really don't know, but I'm happy! LOL! I love the machine. It has lots of power and it is very quiet!

Jeanette

Macybaby

My black 301 long bed is a true "301" - but not early enough to be one of the "limited edition" ones.

Jeanette Frantz

I've been saying I was going to post pictures, well I've finally got the pictures taken and resized! I'll see if I can attach them here, my Singer 403 and my FW, both purchased for less than $100 total!

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These are both in virtually the same condition as when purchased. Only needed a little lint cleaned out and lubrication! I love them both!

Jeanette