amyjo

I got the mocha one for $80 plus shipping and I also bought a black one for $50. HOWEVER, the seller is handicapped and her dh works for FED EX and she sent pics and addresses with him to be packed and shipped. HMMM. I got someone else's HAND CRANK JONES --the prettiest machine in a wood case with key. Has a shuttle. However it was just stuck in a box with no padding no newspaper at least around it, the box did not fit as one end was caved in and no bubble wrap inside to keep it from rattling around. Now, I got an email that said to wait on shipping it to this other person, because FED EX is supposed to reimburse her and she will reimburse us, but what a mess. Hope that guy got my machine and was packed better than this one. Otherwise I am out $40 for the shipping and $50 for the machine.

harrishs

I love the 301's so much Ihave 4 of them!!!!! I know I am crazy but I had to have one in each color,black, mocha, mocha and cream, and white.......yes, white-----Jacque here on the board told us about it on e-bay and I won the bid.....her fault......I have made quilts on them and they are my favorites ----well the featherweight is too---and the 201, 99's, and 15's .....Be careful collecting is addicting.....

cabbagepatchkid

Yep....just as everyone else said....You Got a Great Deal!! I have 7 of them and paid W-A-Y more than that for them.

ETA: Here is a link to a free manual for the 301.

http://www.using-sewing-machines.com/301.pdf

You didn't mention if you have one or not and maybe others will find it helpful

Some more helpful links:

http://www.sewusa.com/Threading_Diag..._threading.htm

http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine...Singer_301.htm

Scrap41

My first sewing machine was a 301A, it was beige in color; was dumb
and traded it in on an Elna. the Elna was a great machine, but I wish
I had kept the 301A. The Elna got stolen from a western wear store
and I ended up with a New Home, it lasted 16 years and did a lot of
sewing. I have a friend that has the 301A machine and she is 89
years old and still uses it. Tell DH you got a bargain!

craftymatt2

Thank you, i thought i did, i was so happy i sang all the way home, now to find the ever elusive feather weight, thank you for the tip on how to get it out, did not know this, on the bottom of the machine is a black plate, do you know why that is their, i have the book but haven't found it yet?? thank you for any help.

craftymatt2

It has a couple of books, but, thank you so much.

Mariposa

Wow! You found a great deal! I got mine off of ebay, and it only had one foot, and came in a case. Now I need to look for feet, etc.
Have fun with your new machine!

Candace

It's how you access the guts of the machine. You'll need to open this to oil and lubricate, so you'd better download the manual.

craftymatt2

Thank you for these, the print is so much bigger than in the book, the treading one will be really useful. thanks for your help

craftymatt2

I did, and this is a tremendous help, thank you