Selling sewing machines, writing ads.......

Recently, I helped a lady prepare an eBay listing for her Singer 222K........

Sewing machines have interesting lives some times, some are loved and used by a family and passed own from mother to daughter. Some are passed from one household to the next. Some lead different lonelier lives. This is one of the lonely ones. It was bought, brand new and glossy by a husband for his wife in 1960. She told him that she was pleased with his gift. But, she didn't sew, so she shoved it in the closet and forgot about it.. 

 

Paul, the husband, found it there in 1988, and, having figured out that his wife was not likely to use it after all, passed it on to a woman who loves sewing and sewing machines.

Now you would think that she would immediately start using this wonderful machine, and allow it to realize it's purpose in life. But sadly no........There were good intentions, but there were so many new and beautiful sewing machines to try out, and the 222 was forgotten, consigned to the closet again. Brought out, and turned on occasionally, oiled and polished with loving care it was centerpiece of her ever growing collection of sewing machines. But sadly, it was rarely sewn , no more than six times she tells me.

Now I am of two minds about this. First I am pleased to offer this absolutely immaculate, unused, 222K for sale to folks who love and use these machines. On the other hand, I feel a spark of hope, rising in my chest, that this time the buyer will love it enough to use it for the purpose it was made for. Please give this sewing machine a good home! Let it's lonely existence in dark closets become a thing of the past....please......

 

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The asking price for this immaculate, new old stock Singer 222?  $2000.00. She will get it too, because, these machines are scarce, they are extremely portable due to their light weight and it is in factory new condition. Quilters love these machines for taking to quilting sessions and sewing the quilt squares together. Of course, because it is a free arm, it can be used for hemming and other sewing tasks involving tubular shapes.

The Featherweights were one of Singers most successful machines. Their aluminum construction and small size was was the remedy for the the weight of the cast iron machines  previously built. When your sewing machine weighs well over 15Kg, it's not really very portable any more. Singer made over 2 million of the 221's and about 100,000 for the 222 free arm version.  They are relatively scarce in the US, there seem to be more of them in Canada  and they seem to be plentiful in the UK. Prices vary by location.