Please take a very close look at the faceplate on this machine. Yes, it's the very earliest of the scroll-plate designs, indicating that this machine was one of the first produced at the main factory in Clydebank, Scotland.
First a little history.
The Featherweight had been produced in the USA pre-WWII, but it was only after the war that two short-run batches of just 500 machines each were produced in the UK to test the European market. And this machine is from that second batch, making it actually the 721st machine actually built at the famous Clydebank factory.
And it has survived so well.
The early-style decals are totally intact and there really is just a minimum of light pin marks on the base. One thing that I'm sure - the Featherweight cognoscenti will notice - the bobbin winder has been replaced with a later version. It should have the chrome-plated wheel and, of course, this will be put right during the machine's exhaustive workshop time. A superb machine and a little bit of history into the bargain.Chrome, as on all my Featherweights, is in perfect condition.
Good solid, strong box with zero odor.
Machine comes with a range of attachments/feet, a bound photocopy of the original full-size handbook and a packet of Schmetz needles. Fully cleaned inside and out, serviced and sew tested before leaving the workshop. Electrically tested for your safety. Pictures are of the actual machine. Any bright marks are from the flash - all flaws are always described in full.
Price includes comprehensive insured air shipping to your door
This machine. as with all other Featherweights I sell, comes with three vital pieces of special documentation. 1) A certificate giving Singer's official statement of manufacturing date. 2) A guarantee that the machine contains no reproduction parts. 3) A dated certificate of electrical safety
First a little history.
The Featherweight had been produced in the USA pre-WWII, but it was only after the war that two short-run batches of just 500 machines each were produced in the UK to test the European market. And this machine is from that second batch, making it actually the 721st machine actually built at the famous Clydebank factory.
And it has survived so well.
The early-style decals are totally intact and there really is just a minimum of light pin marks on the base. One thing that I'm sure - the Featherweight cognoscenti will notice - the bobbin winder has been replaced with a later version. It should have the chrome-plated wheel and, of course, this will be put right during the machine's exhaustive workshop time. A superb machine and a little bit of history into the bargain.Chrome, as on all my Featherweights, is in perfect condition.
Good solid, strong box with zero odor.
Machine comes with a range of attachments/feet, a bound photocopy of the original full-size handbook and a packet of Schmetz needles. Fully cleaned inside and out, serviced and sew tested before leaving the workshop. Electrically tested for your safety. Pictures are of the actual machine. Any bright marks are from the flash - all flaws are always described in full.
Price includes comprehensive insured air shipping to your door
This machine. as with all other Featherweights I sell, comes with three vital pieces of special documentation. 1) A certificate giving Singer's official statement of manufacturing date. 2) A guarantee that the machine contains no reproduction parts. 3) A dated certificate of electrical safety
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