What's the difference between a ....
 

..... Singer 201-2 and a 1200?

There is a Singer 1200 in a small industrial looking table on GW right now and it made me curious.
{ http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-19756194.html }
The 1200 is visually identical to the 201-2.

Joe

I finded it. Now youse guys don't have to tell me to do my own research ... :D

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[TD="width: 89, align: left"]201-2 [/TD]
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[TD="width: 65, align: left"]Domestic[/TD]
[TD="width: 548, align: left"]Horizontal rotary hook, with reverse. Potted motor; internal gear driven.[/TD]
[TD="width: 110, align: left"]15x1[/TD]
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[TD="width: 92, align: left"]1200
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[TD="width: 74, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: left"]Artisan[/TD]
[TD="width: 848, align: left"]As 201 but with knee lifter; in power table.[/TD]
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Joe

ok but it's not a power table. 1200 still uses the potted motor, the thing hanging down is the controller. in fact that stand is the same as used on a singer #404 cabinet, but with a 4 drawer cabinet upper

It would be like having a "mini industrial" with a servo motor.

Well, I got the info I posted from ISMACS, so if it's wrong it's their fault .... :)

My wife looked at that machine and said: "That's like the machines I used at Barrows years ago." She said it would be a good quilting machine. Unfortunately it's in CA and we're not ... :)


I told her she could use my 201-2 ... same thing basically. She didn't appreciate my humor.


Joe

nothing wrong Joe, I didn't open your links because I know that table. see the term power table indicates the motor is attached to the table.

who ever buys that will have the perfect sewing machine.

I am REAL close to San Jose

That's a later 1200. All except the last 5 years or so of production the 1200s were labeled as a 201. The knee lift is built into the back of the machine. Also notice the lack of decals. It's not really a power table, it's what was commonly used in tailors shops.

Cari

Then go get it! There weren't that many 1200s made, and to find one still in it's original table is even less common.

Cari

It's not the controller, it's the knee lift.

Cari

the dark box below the table attack to the back brace, with the rod going to the pedal. is the e controler aka foot pedal, you can also see the knee lift

singers #404 cabinet kinda hides all that. I've tired to look up the singer 404 cabinet all I get is a u tube vid that I can't load. if you look in at singer 15-91 manual on about the 3rd / 4th page it shows the 404 cabinet.