I own a singer 201-2 centennial with the blue label mine has pot motor no belt. Mine has the light in the front. It came with a queen Ann table and bench for $150 mint condition with all the original accessories and green box.
16 layer's! I have the same model since two years and absolutely adore it. I can sew 6 layers of leather with it! It his the best sewing machine I ever sewed with. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful machine!!! Watching some of your videos made me want this machine. I just bought a 1952 version in a original mahogany table and it has a knee lever option. It is beautiful and sewed as soon as I got it home yesterday, but I don't want to do any projects until it is fully cleaned, oiled and the wiring is checked out. I am concerned about the wiring. It has 2 wire nuts splices underneath and the cord looks a bit beat up. Do you know if they originally came with wire nut splices underneath? Today I plugged it into a power strip and the light bulb blew out. I ordered a replacement LED version since the original was too hot anyway.
Hi Carilyn. No, they did not use wire nuts when producing these machines. I would definitely have it inspected and rewired where appropriate. For the actual power cord or cord to the speed control, those are sold as reproductions and are not expensive. They can be found online at Ebay etc. But for the rest of the wiring such as the machine's own intemal wiring for the motor and/or light, I would have a sewing shop or other qualified electrical repair person go over it. It is worth the investment IMO, because if you have never sewn on a 201, you will be blown away by its quiet running and glorious straight stitch.
You might try contacting an organization that promotes treadle use such as: "Treadleon". They might have a list of resources. Although in some ways, treadle machines don't always take as much time as electrified machines to recondition.
You mention that you used an Organ needle. Do you recommend this brand? I live in Japan and the man who serviced my vintage Janome and Featherweight recommended that brand, but I have seen Schmetz touted on American sites.
Yes, I like the Organ brand needles although here in N. America, its hard to find them at retail so I just order them online. But if I needed needles and did not have an Organ brand handy, I would be totally fine using the Schmetz, Dietz, or other known brand name. The only time I am extra particular is with Singer Featherweights. There have been a few times when I had a Featherweight that sewed much better with a Singer brand needle. Not all Singers, just the Featherweight and only a select number of those were fussy with any other needle brand.
I own a singer 201-2 centennial with the blue label mine has pot motor no belt. Mine has the light in the front. It came with a queen Ann table and bench for $150 mint condition with all the original accessories and green box.
Beautiful machine and very quiet! Didn’t look like it was used much but well taken care of.
16 layer's! I have the same model since two years and absolutely adore it. I can sew 6 layers of leather with it! It his the best sewing machine I ever sewed with. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful machine!!! Watching some of your videos made me want this machine. I just bought a 1952 version in a original mahogany table and it has a knee lever option. It is beautiful and sewed as soon as I got it home yesterday, but I don't want to do any projects until it is fully cleaned, oiled and the wiring is checked out. I am concerned about the wiring. It has 2 wire nuts splices underneath and the cord looks a bit beat up. Do you know if they originally came with wire nut splices underneath? Today I plugged it into a power strip and the light bulb blew out. I ordered a replacement LED version since the original was too hot anyway.
Hi Carilyn. No, they did not use wire nuts when producing these machines. I would definitely have it inspected and rewired where appropriate. For the actual power cord or cord to the speed control, those are sold as reproductions and are not expensive. They can be found online at Ebay etc. But for the rest of the wiring such as the machine's own intemal wiring for the motor and/or light, I would have a sewing shop or other qualified electrical repair person go over it. It is worth the investment IMO, because if you have never sewn on a 201, you will be blown away by its quiet running and glorious straight stitch.
What would you recommend for getting service for a treadle. It's not that easy to find a sewing machine restorer, nevermind taking it in to them.
You might try contacting an organization that promotes treadle use such as: "Treadleon". They might have a list of resources. Although in some ways, treadle machines don't always take as much time as electrified machines to recondition.
You mention that you used an Organ needle. Do you recommend this brand? I live in Japan and the man who serviced my vintage Janome and Featherweight recommended that brand, but I have seen Schmetz touted on American sites.
Yes, I like the Organ brand needles although here in N. America, its hard to find them at retail so I just order them online. But if I needed needles and did not have an Organ brand handy, I would be totally fine using the Schmetz, Dietz, or other known brand name. The only time I am extra particular is with Singer Featherweights. There have been a few times when I had a Featherweight that sewed much better with a Singer brand needle. Not all Singers, just the Featherweight and only a select number of those were fussy with any other needle brand.
Is this one for sale?
Very nice vidéo but you speak so so much l need to hear the sound of the machine when you start sewing
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Is this one for sale?
Yes, it was just posted on Kijiji
Vintage Sewing Machine Garage that’s not much help. Where are you? What city? I can’t buy if I can’t find your for sale listing.
Ginger Sneed look on Kijiji in Ontario and search “Singer 201l and you will find it