Cost of Featherweight 221?
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Cost of Featherweight 221?
I have my mothers Featherweight machine and case that I learned to sew on as a child. Up until recently I didn't know that it was worth anything. I would guess she bought it in the mid 40's. I had a service man go through it and he says it's in wonderful shape. Just because of curiosity I would like to know how much the machine would have been new. I understand from the service man that they are great machines to piece on. I would have never guessed it was so valuable.
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Today with manual and original attachments including case, basically everything that was with it when first purchased, they can run up to $1000.00+. I would certainly think a long time before giving it up. Continue to take good care of it.
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I have purchased 9 of them. I have paid $175 to $ 350. for one in excellent shape with all the extra feet and manuals. They are a wonderful machine. I would never pay as much as $1000. except if it was a 222.
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From ISMACS - and excerpt from Singer records
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"]AVERAGE COST (cash paid) FOR ELECTRIC PORTABLE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]MODELS[/TD]
[TD]128[/TD]
[TD]99[/TD]
[TD]221-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1922 - 1934[/TD]
[TD]$59.50[/TD]
[TD]$77.00[/TD]
[TD]**[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1934 - 1941[/TD]
[TD]$ 59.50[/TD]
[TD]$85.00[/TD]
[TD]$88.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1946 - 1946[/TD]
[TD]$69.50[/TD]
[TD]$95.00[/TD]
[TD]$105.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
This record is from 1946 -so no info after that date.
I watch on eBay - and there seems to be a lot of FW listed now, the prices started to drop about last March, and they never went back up.
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"]AVERAGE COST (cash paid) FOR ELECTRIC PORTABLE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]MODELS[/TD]
[TD]128[/TD]
[TD]99[/TD]
[TD]221-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1922 - 1934[/TD]
[TD]$59.50[/TD]
[TD]$77.00[/TD]
[TD]**[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1934 - 1941[/TD]
[TD]$ 59.50[/TD]
[TD]$85.00[/TD]
[TD]$88.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1946 - 1946[/TD]
[TD]$69.50[/TD]
[TD]$95.00[/TD]
[TD]$105.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
This record is from 1946 -so no info after that date.
I watch on eBay - and there seems to be a lot of FW listed now, the prices started to drop about last March, and they never went back up.
#10
I have the original bill of sale for my 1936 FW along with each payment receipt! It cost $117.00 in 1936. It took them 3 years to pay it off and they got behind in their payments twice. Each payment was around $3.00, can't remember exactly. No idea what $117.00 would be equivalent to today...
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