Meet this month’s Featherweight!
Available now for $995.00 at Stitch!
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All cleaned up and ready to go!
This is a Singer Featherweight Model number 221. Her Serial Number is AF248100. She was part of a 20,000 unit lot commissioned July 11th, 1939 and built at the Elizabethport factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.
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Hard worker
This girl has seen a lot of use but she sews like a dream!
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Beautiful chrome accents
The early featherweights are dear to my heart. With their scrolled faceplates and chrome elements on the fly wheel and stitch regulator - they really stand out.
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What's in the box
Each sewing machine includes a vintage tension tester, 5 new bobbins, new bobbin felt and spring, new LED light bulb, new felt drip pan cover, replacement feet for the machine and foot controller, new wiring for the foot controller. and a 1/4” presser foot.
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All major parts cleaned and serviced.
As part of the restoration process, I removed all of the parts of the machine where most of the grease and rust can occur. Each part is individually cleaned, checked for rust, polished and oiled before reinstallation.
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Updated wiring
The motor and lights have been fully serviced including the complete removal of the old light wiring. All the old lead has been removed and any residue was cleaned away.
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Cleaned vintage top tray case
The case has been cleaned. polished and treated for rust on it’s interior and exterior metal components. A new handle was installed.
Meet this month’s Featherweight!
This is a Singer Featherweight Model number 221. Her Serial Number is AF248100. She was part of a 20,000 unit lot commissioned July 11th, 1939 and built at the Elizabethport factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.
As part of her restoration, she was fully cleaned; most of her parts have been removed, polished, and treated for rust as necessary.
The motor was disassembled, cleaned and the brushes checked for wear. The commutator was polished carefully. The grease wicks were replaced, their ports completely cleaned and new grease added. Old wiring was removed and new wires spliced on.
Her light and switch were removed and rewired - removing the lead sheath in the body of the machine. A new LED light bulb has been added.
On the body of the machine the felt drip pan liner and nut felt were replaced - as were all bed cushions, the spool felt, and pin spring.
Her foot pedal was cleaned and rewired with a new plug and cushions.
The case has been cleaned up as much as possible with rusted elements cleaned. A new handle was added.
She has been oiled and re-greased. A new super belt was installed. Finally, her tension was tested, and adjusted as needed using 50 wt Cotton & Steel thread.
I hope you enjoy her for years to come!
Katie Garner