VINTAGE SINGER FEATHERWEIGHT221-1 SEWING MACHINE-MINT

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I HAVE UP FOR AUCTION THE NICEST SINGER FEATHERWEIGHT #221-1 PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION AND APPEARS TO HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE USE. THE PAINT, GOLD PRINT, CASE, ATTACHMENTS, FOOT PEDAL & ETC. ARE IN SUPERIOR CONDITION. I BOUGHT THIS JEWEL AT AN OLD FARMERS ESTATE SALE. HE TOLD ME THAT IT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE HIS WIFE PAST AWAY YEARS AGO. S/H $24.50 Description: Machine 221-1, for family use, has a rotary sewing hook and makes the lock stitch. It has reverse feeding mechanism by means of which the machine stitches as readily in a reverse direction as it does in a forward direction. It is especially designed for operation by electricity, having an electric motor attached to the rear part of its bed. The motor drives the machine through a belt and the speed is regulated by a foot controller. It is also equiped with an electric Singerlight Condition: Excellent Cosmetic Condition. The sewing machine is in excellent working order. The light works. The cord is in excellent condition is clean and flexible (spliced to make it longer. The black covering on the carrying case is beautiful and clean. T are 1 keys for the carrying case. Original Instructions included Serial Number: AK626681 Manufactured: 1940's Attachments & Parts: T are many attachments as you can see in the picture. A brief history of the Singer Featherweight The Singer Featherweight sewing machine has been around for a long time. It was originally sold under the Standard Sewhandy name. Many people think that Singer bought out Standard just get the Sewhandy, but in reality, when Standard went belly up, they were bought out by Osaan. Singer then bought the design from Osaan. The Featherweight has the same design as the Sewhandy with the working parts hidden inside the base. The Featherweight was designed first and foremost to be a portable sewing machine. The improvements that Singer put into the new Featherweight made it a sewing machine that folks wanted, w the Sewhandy just never became popular enough to save the Standard Company. The new Singer machine had an aluminum base and arm components, which drastically reduced the weight, was the Sewhandy had cast-iron components. The flip-up extension table greatly increased the work area and the reverse feature was another interesting innovation. The Featherweight was easier to maintain because it had a single thumbscrew, which released the bottom pan for oiling. The Sewhandy had a series of screws that held on a heavy wooden base. The newly designed Featherweight was introduced to the public in 1933 at the Chicago World's Fair. Three years later, they came out with an improved model, which had a different bobbin case, and a tension dial with numbers on it to make it easier to set the tension During WWII, production was severely limited, and instead of chrome, some of the machines made during this period had blackened metal parts on them. Some of the other Featherweights made during this time also had black crinkle finish, as this was easier to do. Production of the 221 started in 1949, in England, which at the time was Singer's largest factory. Six years late, Singer started on the ultimate Featherweight--the freearm model 222 Singer made the white/green model in the UK, in very limited numbers, until 1964. They also made the tan and beige models in Scotland and at the Canadian plant. So, that's it in a nutshell--the history of the Featherweight Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! read more

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