Singer 401 advice please
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Singer 401 advice please
I have inherited a Singer 401 slantomatic from my DML. It is mint condition with every possible and immaginable attachment and in a beautiful cabinet. Furthermore it was used very little as she did not sew! How much would an honest price be to ask for this machine?
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From what you say ,, not used, I'd bet the cams don't work... those cam stacks get gummed from not being used,,
this happens inside, you can see this without removing the top cover ,, on craigslist,, there priced between 40 $ to 150$,, you might guess which don't sell...
I got my mom's 401 and gave it to another lady, just to see her smile,, Thats it's value
this happens inside, you can see this without removing the top cover ,, on craigslist,, there priced between 40 $ to 150$,, you might guess which don't sell...
I got my mom's 401 and gave it to another lady, just to see her smile,, Thats it's value
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Keep it - those are really a good machine. They are all metal and you can see what you are doing. Get it cleaned. The zz does tend to stick and the cam knobs do stick. Worth fixing - the sister (Singer 403) is my go to machine.
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the 401 I gave away works great. years ago she made a seat cover for my datsun pick up .. it was all it could do but it did it ,,, afew months ago I made a king size quilt with it.. when I gave my friend the machine we did another full size quilt ..I did do 80% of the sewing on the last one ,, 100% on the first
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mercer63, here is my 401. I love it, I named it Jerry after my DH. It belonged to a old tailor. He used it till he was 92 years old.
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