Vintage Singer Sewing Machine 201k Hand Cranked Oak Domed Carry Case Heavy Duty
A SUPERB QUALITY MADE TOP OF THE RANGE VINTAGE SINGER SEWING MACHINE 201K, SEMI INDUSTRIAL HEAVY DUTY MACHINE WILL SEW FINE FABRICS AS WELL AS LEATHER. THIS MACHINE IS HAND CRANKED SO NEED TO PLUG IN, YOU CAN USE IT ANYWHERE, SIT OUTSIDE IN THE GARDEN THIS SUMMER AND SEW WITH THIS MACHINE. CLEANED, OILED AND TESTED WORKING PERFECTLY, AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE LEFT A SAMPLE PIECE IN POSITION FOR YOU TO TEST AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES. SEWS EFFORTLESSLY, A PERFECT STITCH EVERY TIME. DATED TO 27 FEBRUARY 1948, SERIAL NUMBER EE508225. DOMED OAK CARRY CASE WITH KEY, CARRY HANDLE ON TOP TO TRANSPORT ANYWHERE. COMES WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION BOOK AND ACCESSORIES, NEEDLES ETC. AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES. THIS IS THE FINEST MACHINE THAT SINGER EVER MADE, ALL METAL AND VERY HEAVY, MADE TO LAST AND WILL GO ON SEWING FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME, PLEASE READ BELOW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MACHINE. The Singer 201 series of full size sewing machines were produced mainly in the USA and the UK. They were first introduced in 1935 and continued in production up until 1961. It was the Singer Manufacturing Companys finest domestic sewing machine. Hundreds of thousands of them were produced and most of them are still sewing as finely and as strongly today as when they were first produced over 70 years ago. The full rotary hook and high-carbon super-hard meshing gears gave the machine a new smoothness. Even though the machine is straight stitch only, with reverse, Singer produced lots of attachments to achieve different finishes. These included Buttonholers, Zigzag attachments, Blind Stitchers and many more. A big brother to the marvellous 99K and same size cousin to the 66k, it shares the same drop-in class 66 bobbin, making it a very easy to use machine. However one difference was the needle insertion and threading. Contrary to most other models, the needle must be inserted into a 201 with the flat side facing to the left and threaded from right to left. The bobbin is placed in the machine with the thread winding off the bobbin in a clockwise direction (in the 66K & 99k the direction is anti-clockwise). The 201 has a numbered tension dial and stitch length indicator and is able to drop its feed dogs for darning and free-motion sewing. It is also very good at decorative top stitching with different thickness threads in the top of the machine and the bobbin. An extra spool pin was positioned to allow the bobbin to be re-filled without the need to re-thread the machine. The electric versions also came with a light attached. Early models have the chrome scroll work face plate and back access cover. With a cast iron body and an overall weight of about 30lbs these machines weighed about the same as the 66K. They could not really be called portable and more often than not, were mounted into tables or cabinets. There were hank-crank, treadle and electric models. The 201 models utilised a unique direct drive gear mechanism for the underbed transfer of power to the shuttle. The item “VINTAGE SINGER SEWING MACHINE 201K HAND CRANKED OAK DOMED CARRY CASE HEAVY DUTY” is in sale since Tuesday, February 20, 2018. This item is in the category “Crafts\Sewing\Sewing Machines”. The seller is “belfords” and is located in cheadle hulme Cheadle, Cheshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: SINGER
- Type: Sewing
- Model: 201K
- Operation: Mechanical
- Suitable For: Denim
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom