Saturday

1957 SINGER FEATHERWEIGHT 221 K

This Singer Featherweight 221 is in very nice condition. The serial number is EM596068 which dates it to 1957. It comes in the original case in good condition and has the attachments and manual included. (Click on the pictures to enlarge.)

Front view:

It has the striated end plate:

Back view:

Manual and attachments included: ruffler, seam binder, wide hemmer, edge stitcher, gathering foot, narrow hemmer and the key for the case:

This is a very nice Featherweight which has been cleaned, oiled and sews well. Actual sewing has been done on it by a quilter :-). The machine is in very good condition with just a few pin scratches here and there. The decals are in excellent condition and the machine has the marked throat plate, which is great for those 1/4" seams.

Price is $395.00 US which includes shipping to the continental USA and Canada. Email for an international shipping quote or with any questions you may have.

Tuesday

Very nice SINGER OIL CAN Featherweight oval

Small oval oil can that came with the Singer Featherweight sewing machines. The can is in very good shape and clean. There is no oil left in the can (Ref. #144).

$30.00 US including shipping to the continental USA or Canada.


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Back:






SINGER ADJUSTABLE BUTTONHOLER 86718 RED BOX

Singer Buttonholer #86718 in a cool red plastic case. This buttonholer is adjustable (does not have templates). It is more commonly found in Europe and Australia. It comes with the buttonholer in good shape, nice case and the original feed dog cover plate and screw and a piece of 'genuine corrosion paper' :-).

Price is $35.00 US which includes shipping to continental USA and Canada. (Ref. #143)

Here is the complete package:

The case with a lovely emblem with the Singer red "S":

The buttonholer:


The feed dog cover plate has some scratching at the needle hole as shown in the photo:

There is no manual with this unit, but we could include a photocopied manual for an extra $2.00.

EXTRA TEMPLATES FOR BUTTONHOLERS #160668


Extra templates in matchbox style box which fit buttonholers # 160506, 160743, 489500 and 489510 . This box is the older style (Ref #126) and only mentions the buttonholers 160506 and 160743, but they are identical to the templates that were supplied for the later buttonholers.

Price: $12.00 US including shipping to the USA or Canada.

SINGER SLANT SHANK BUTTONHOLER 489510

This buttonholer is the newer version for Singer slant shank sewing machines. It is in very good shape including a manual in mint condition, except for a few folds from fitting it into the lid of the pink jetson case, five templates (one is in the buttonholer), cover plate with screw as well as the screw to fit the unit onto the machine. Ref #141.

$35.00 US includes shipping to Canada and continental USA.

SINGER LOW SHANK BUTTONHOLER 489500

This buttonholer is the later version and fits the low shank Singer sewing machines. This unit is in very nice shape. It comes with a manual in mint condition except a few folds from fitting into the lid of the 'jetson' case, a cover plate with screw as well as the screw to fit the unit to the machine and five templates (one is in the buttonholer). Ref #140

$30.00 US includes shipping to Canada and continental USA.


Singer low shank buttonholer 160506

This Singer low shank buttonholer fits the Featherweight, 201, 185, 99, 328, 15 etc. These buttonholers are amazing inventions! They stitch the most beautiful buttonholes. It includes the manual, five templates, 5/16", 58", 13/16" and 1 1/16" straight (1 1/16" keyhole template is in the buttonholer), cover plate and screw as well as the screw that attaches the unit to the machine. (Ref. #139)

Price is $25.00 US which includes shipping to Canada and the continental USA.


The buttonholer is in good shape with just a bit of a scratching at the edges:


The complete package with case, manual and feed dog cover plate:


The buttonholer comes in a plastic box which snaps shut.