When and where did you get your Featherweight?
03-06-2011, 06:08 PM
#31
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Location: central California
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Originally Posted by meemersmom
I am still looking for my first Featherweight. I check CL, eBay, and the papers every day; I've told friends I am looking...nothing yet. My grandmother had two of them. I have fond memories of playing at her house up in Maine with the "tick-tick-tick-" in the background. I asked my aunt about them after my grandmother died. My aunt said she threw all that old junk away. It broke my heart. I think of my 'memere' every time I see one. I would have it for both use and display.
03-07-2011, 04:03 AM
#32
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Williams In.
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Mine was advertised for sale in the back of a QuiltersNewsletter Mag. by a lady in Colorado In the late 1980's. I called her and she shipped it to me COD. Its a 1952, came with manual, attachments, case, bobbins, needles,I just love her and would'nt sell her for any amount! I think we payed 300.00 for her, but she is more than worth it!!
03-07-2011, 04:20 AM
#33
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Location: Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada
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If u were closer, I would trade you. I have a singer in a cabinet and since my daughter is moving in with me, she wants to take over my basement (sad and glad at the same time) I'll have to put it on Kijiji no room for it
Originally Posted by Shelbie
The first featherweight that I ever sewed on belonged to my mother who purchased it new in 1947 right after she graduated from nurse's training. My oldest daughter has it now. My Centennial featherwieght was purchased at a local estate sale and I paid $45 from the nephew who had no idea what he had. I then "found" two featherweights on Kijiji listed at $60. I thought she wanted $60 each but she wanted $60 for both! They had belonged to her mother and aunt and she was just cleaning out and had no idea that they were worth a little more than she asked. My younger daughter's white featherweight (purchased new in 1963) was given to her by a neighbour who was cleaning out her mother's house and didn't want the machine as she didn't sew. As I really don't need three featherweights I am hoping to trade one for a nice 201 or 301 Singer in a cabinet.
03-07-2011, 04:23 AM
#34
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Noblesville, IN
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I had just started to dew and quilt last year. My fil found out that I was into sewing, and he told me that he had two old sewing machines out in his shed that had belonged to his mom and aunt. No one else in the family sews.
I went to his house and sure enough, they were both featherweights. I now have both of them running, and I named them Frances and Teeny after their previous owners.
I went to his house and sure enough, they were both featherweights. I now have both of them running, and I named them Frances and Teeny after their previous owners.
03-07-2011, 05:25 AM
#35
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chili, New York (Rochester)
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Mine was a gift from m mother-in-law after I had my second daughter. I went on to have two more, daughters, that is, :) and made all their clothes. Hers was a gift to her from her husband on her wedding day, August 3, 1935. I love it and two years ago was offered $1100 for it. I'd never part with it.
03-07-2011, 06:15 AM
#37
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boston - Orlando
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I learned to sew on the FW my mother was given for her high school graduation in 1942. On the day I got my first job out of hairdressing school I went next door to the Singer store and bought a light green FW. That was in 1964. They're both happily living in my sewingroom and that's where they'll stay :-)
03-07-2011, 06:22 AM
#38
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: El Paso Texas
Posts: 987
I purchased mine in Ebay 3 years go. She is black, a 1950's model. She came with a case and attachments and the only thing wrong with her is that she has a nick in the paint on the bed of the machine. Oh, and the cord had been taped back together that goes with the footpedal, so I turned around and purchased a foot pedal/cord on Ebay that was in perfect condition. Than recently I purchased a Singeer 301A and she looks like she just came out of the factor, she is tan and beige and beautiful, just gorgeous. I love sewing machines! lol.
Michelle G.
El Paso
Michelle G.
El Paso
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