![]() They were in trouble in regard to WW2 recovery. The Singer #401 was manufacturing challenge for the Singer company. Hello, in reference to the remarks as to when the #401 machine was produced. Now, I have to pick another machine to get rid of because I am under a one-in-one-out mandate. ![]() I have sewn three small projects on it and am quite pleased with my latest find. The old girl cleaned up nicely and with just cleaning and oiling and replacing of a few common parts, it sews nicely. Apparently the machine was offered at a local yard sale and no one was tempted to make an offer, so it was donated to the thrift store. When I removed the head from the cabinet, I found a tag saying, "Make Offer". It was missing the slide plate and one spool pin and the bobbin winder tire was disintegrated but the stitch selectors and balance wheel turned freely, it had the power cord and foot control and the price was right, so I brought it home. I don't see many of these around any more, mostly late model plastic machines.Īccumulated dirt made this one look like it had been stored in a barn for some time. I still have a soft spot in my heart for slant-needle Singers, even though I have better sewing machines and I already have too many slant-needle Singers. ![]() ![]() I think I've told this story before, but a Singer 301 was my first machine and a 401 was my second machine and my first zig zag machine. To my surprise, when I lifted the lid, inside was a Singer 401a! I didn't recognize the cabinet as Singer, and figured it would contain a Japanese machine of the 1960s. ![]()
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