What makes a Singer a featherweight?
A Singer Featherweight is limited to the Singer 221 or 222 model classification only and is made of cast aluminum, weighing just over 11 pounds. It also has a quick identifying feature with the sewing surface or bed extension that flips up on the left side (see photo below), allowing it to compactly fit into its case.
What year is a Singer 66?
The Singer model 66 ran from the 1902 right up until the model was superseded by the amazing Singer 201, that was around 1956 in America and production ran from 1907 to 1940 in Britain.
How much does a Singer 66 weigh?
Because the 66K’s were full size machines weighing around 30lbs, they were usually sold in treadle tables or cabinets, although some hand cranked models, and later on some electric models, were also sold.
How do you tell a Singer 66 from a 99?
The 99 has a single center-mounted slide plate, as seen below: The only way to tell if a machine is full-size or 3/4-size is to look at pictures of them over and over again. After a while you start to get a sense of “Well, that looks too ‘stubby’ to be a 66” and you’ll realize it’s a 99.
How do I know if I have a Singer Featherweight?
You can quickly determine which plant your machine was manufactured in by looking at the serial number on the bottom of your machine. Serial numbers for Singer Featherweights are located on a raised boss on the underside of the machine.
Is a Singer 301 a featherweight?
There are some other differences with the SINGER® 301/301A sewing machines. These models were the first slant needle sewing machines SINGER® manufactured and the first machines to be sold as a portable in a cabinet. Yes, they are portable, like the SINGER® Featherweights, but the 301/301A are still not Featherweights!
What is a Singer 66 red eye?
This Singer 66 was made in the 1920’s and started out life as a treadle. Later, a Singer dealer added a motor and a numbered tension dial. The decal type is called “red eye” by collectors (There is also some green in the decals).
What is a singer 66 red eye?
What model number is a Singer Featherweight?
221K
Singer Featherweights made outside of the US were also given a suffix to their actual model number. Those manufactured in Kilbowie were modeled given the model number 221K and those manufactured in St. John’s were given the model number 221J.
What is a singer 221 worth?
In contrast, the average current price for a SINGER® 221 Featherweight is $350.00. The rarer, and even more desirable, SINGER® 222K is currently selling for between $800 and $2000.
What is the weight of a Singer Featherweight?
Good question! A Singer Featherweight is made of cast aluminum and weighs just over 11 pounds. It also has a quick identifying feature with the sewing surface (i.e. bed extension) that flips up on the left side, allowing it to compactly fit into its case.
Is the Singer Featherweight sewing machine a good investment?
Singer resurrected the Featherweight name but not the machine’s quality. A fully operational Featherweight is, finally, a good investment. Much like a new car, a new sewing machine will lose much of its value as soon as you bring it home. Thanks to its popularity, a Singer Featherweight will retain its value for years to come.
What happens to a Singer Sewing Machine Model 66?
When they part-exchanged their old 66K’s dealers would often remove the 66K’s from their treadles and refurbish them. The machines were usually stripped down, re-japanned and then when they were rebuilt, they would be fitted with non-Singer motor kits and put into non-Singer cases which were made for the purpose by third parties.
What was the decal on the singer 66k?
Later models of the 66K wear the rather plainer basic decal that was also used on the Singer 99K. In America the Singer 66 ‘Red Eye’ decal was a very colourful machine. During the 1950’s many owners of old Singer 66K’s in treadle tables and cabinets chose to ‘modernise’ and down-size to smaller electric machines in plywood storage cases.
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