[{"id":264457945167,"handle":"previousld-sold-rarea-singer-featherweights","title":"Previously Sold Rare Singer Featherweight Machines","updated_at":"2024-09-17T16:00:33-07:00","body_html":"What makes a Featherweight scarce or rare and hard to find? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singer-featherweight.com\/blogs\/schoolhouse\/tagged\/historical\" title=\"Singer Featherweight Schoolhouse\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e for the Historical section of the Featherweight Schoolhouse to learn more.","published_at":"2022-01-26T14:28:43-08:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"RARE SOLD"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":264457846863,"handle":"previously-sold-singer-featherweight-221s","title":"Previously Sold Singer Featherweight 221 Machines","updated_at":"2024-09-17T16:00:33-07:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-01-26T14:25:20-08:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"221 SOLD"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":264821211215,"handle":"regular-priced-stock","title":"Regular Priced Stock","updated_at":"2024-09-20T00:30:06-07:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-02-21T12:31:39-08:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"is_price_reduced","relation":"is_not_set","condition":""}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":229279363,"handle":"sold","title":"Sold Items","updated_at":"2024-09-19T18:10:27-07:00","body_html":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eInventory fluctuates almost daily at the Singer Featherweight Shop, especially with vintage original parts. Out of stock items are often times just temporary for a day and other times the item is so scarce it might be a few years before we find another one like it. For easy navigation, we've gathered these items in their own special area so that you can still peruse for future shopping and sign up to be notified when the part, attachment or accessory is available again. 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To view the quality of the inventory we carry, scroll to bottom of this page for machines recently sold. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 50px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIf you've never purchased a machine from The Singer Featherweight Shop before, it is a rather distinguished experience. Each machine receives hours upon hours of cleaning, polishing, certified sewing machine service, stitch sampling and overall Featherweight preparation for each and every customer. Our grading system is very, very particular so that you can be assured that the grade it is given is the graded machine you will receive. As soon as your Featherweight arrives to you in the mail, you will also notice how fastidious we are in the packaging care and wrapping - making your Singer Featherweight purchase extra special and something you will always remember. Our guarantee enclosure is another tangible reminder that we are here to assist you with any Featherweight questions, long after the sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singer-featherweight.com\/collections\/featherweight-faire\" title=\"Singer Featherweights For Sale\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8814\/files\/FeatherweightFaire_660x660_67737ae3-3abc-4ed0-a31c-7a1424e6d703_480x480.jpg?v=1702449719\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2016-01-05T13:08:00-08:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"top-description","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"machines"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"equals","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2017-11-09T19:45:04-08:00","alt":"","width":1000,"height":667,"src":"\/\/singer-featherweight.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Singer_Featherweight_For_Sale.jpg?v=1720528545"}}]
Singer Wrinkle Featherweight 221 with a serial number of AF5893** indicates commission date of August 15, 1940. Machine is given an incredible grade 9 as it is in fabulous condition! This peculiar-finish sewing machine has been most commonly been referred to as the “Crinkle” Featherweight, or sometimes called a “Matte Finish” Featherweight. However, we would like to dispel that descriptive adjective with the bona fide name that Singer gave it originally. The official name for this particular finish is called “Wrinkle”. Click here to read more about it on our blog.
There were other models of Singer machines that had the Wrinkle finish, too, but none are considered scarce like the Singer Featherweight. Quantity, peculiarity, and Featherweight collectability all play a factor in determining the value of a machine like this. According to Featherweight historians and Singer records, there were only two recorded commission dates for the Wrinkle Featherweight – December 5th, 1939 and August 15th, 1940. It is reported that the serial numbers were consecutive for the first production commission date, but intermittent with the regular shiny japanned-finished Featherweights during the second production commission date. A Wrinkle Featherweight has a rough or crinkly finish, which is the most recognizable and distinctive feature of this kind of Singer 221. The wrinkle tactility is attributed to the machine, motor and sometimes the face plate. You will also notice the difference in the “decals” on the bed of the machine… they are actually grooves rather than decals. The only gold decals on the machine are indicative to the Singer brand name – the light cover and the back of the machine.
Stitch Sample from your machine assuring you of a quality stitch
You can also rest knowing that the Original Bobbin Case is most definitely included, assuring you of an original quality stitch all these years later. It is a delightful thought to think about some of the possible things that were lovingly sewn on this machine in its lifetime. What will you add to its sewing repertoire - quilts? Apparel? Whatever you sew, I’m sure your new Featherweight machine will be well-loved for many, many more years of sewing life.
The machine has been serviced and calibrated for quilter’s cotton, so you won’t have to worry about tension when you receive your machine, but having a numbered tension dial will make it easier to set it back should you need to adjust it for any reason.
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