daselby

Picked up a free (Made in Great Britain) 1950 Singer Centennial 201-3 in a V3 No. 40 cabinet this morning. You don't see many 201's that aren't 201-2's in this area......especially free ones! It was headed for the dump....as a matter of fact the truck that was going to haul it to the dump arrived right after I did! SAVE!

ptquilts

wow, what a nice machine! Great save, it would have been heartbreaking if that wound up in the dump.

JoeJr

What a great save! Tell me what makes a 201-3 different from a -2. And a centennial badge too!

daselby

Correction: Since this machine is from Great Britain it's model number actually appears to be a 201K3.

See this link for the different 201 model distinctions.
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/201

1.41

I just can't believe anyone would put a machine like that in the trash. I just can't believe it. Now that said, I rescued a Singer 15 , a Singer 329 and an Elna Star series from the street. All needed work, but still, the idea that any of them was left for the trash collectors is astonishing to me.

daselby

Agreed.

BTW, with the quick addition of a spoked hand wheel, a hand crank, and a bentwood case.....and suddenly my free 201K3 has transformed into a 201K4!!

OurWorkbench

very nice switch.

Janey

liking quilting

Great save! People who don't know what treasures the 201's are really need people like you around!

Patg

Same, here. I can't believe how wasteful people are. We had trash cleanup day a few weeks ago, hubby was supposed to help but couildn't and someone was tossing an old Singer in the bentwood case. Luckily, another neighbor working the pickup took it home, but darn, I could've had it.