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✨🧵 Vtg 1948 SINGER Featherweight 221-1 Portable Sewing Machine 🖤 Gold Decals 💫 WORKS!

🌟 Up for sale: A beautiful & rare 1948 Singer Model 221-1 Featherweight sewing machine 🧵 — one of the most sought-after vintage Singer models ever made! This beauty was crafted at Singer’s Elizabethport, New Jersey factory 🏭 and has been stitching its way through history for nearly 80 years 😲.

💡 Condition:

• Very good used condition for its age 🙌 — shows signs of use and scratches but still gorgeous!

• Spotlight works perfectly 💡✨ — great for night sewing!

• Motor runs smoothly ⚡ — previous owner wedged a piece of cardboard under the motor for stability (a quirky bit of vintage charm 😄).

• Tested & working ✅ — plugged in and ran like a champ!

• Could use some oil & maintenance for peak performance 🛠️ (as with all vintage machines).

• Black enamel finish 🖤 with gold scroll decals still shining ✨.

🎁 Included accessories (see photos!):

• Original case 🧳 for easy portability

• A generous assortment of presser feet, bobbins, and sewing tools 🪡

• TONS of colorful thread spools 🌈 — ready for projects!

• Other vintage sewing goodies for the ultimate setup ❤️

📏 Featherweight features:

• Weighs only ~11 lbs 🪶 — perfect for travel, classes, or small spaces

• Legendary smooth straight-stitch performance 🧵

• Folding extension bed for extra workspace ✋

• Durable all-metal construction 🏆

• Built to last a lifetime… and then some 💪

🎯 Whether you’re a quilter, collector, or vintage enthusiast, this 1948 Singer 221-1 is ready to bring history & quality craftsmanship into your sewing room 🪡❤️.

📹 Note: I have a video of it running beautifully, but eBay makes it tricky to upload! If you’d like to see it in action, message me and I can share it 📲.

💌 Ships fast & packed with care 📦✈️