The Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine dates back to about 1933, though it is not solely a unique idea. It was, more or less, an adaptation from the Standard Sewhandy portable. Singer took over the Sewhandy machine and improved the quality and functionality of the machine to create the featherweight.

The improvements to the machine consisted of making the machine lighter by weight, increasing the work area, and an easier to use reverse feature. These improvements made this machine an outstanding sewing machine by anyone’s standards. Singer has their own demands and process to creating a quality product, so they brought the machine up to their standards and reputable status.

The Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine was made in a few different colors. The color of the machine actually indicates where the machine was produced. There were factories in New Jersey, Scotland and Canada. Some machines produced were considered too expensive to market in North America, so they were only sold in other countries.

These machines were often advertised to make sewing super easy and provide an expert finish to your sewing projects. The comment to make “light” of your work coincided with the label “featherweight.” It was a portable machine, which enhanced its versatility and made it more desirable.

These machines are actually still available and serviceable today. Many have been restored from their original production and some have even been improved upon. They are priced in the hundreds as well, being that they are certainly considered vintage or antique.

They even are available with a certification of authenticity. You can find them on auction websites online, antique websites, and some websites that exclusively deal with the featherweight machines. The Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine would be a great collection to an antique lover or just a collector of sewing machines.

Though you can’t get exact dates to when a featherweight was made, a very close approximation is possible. Singer can provide approximately when a large group of the machines were sent to their different offices. If you are looking for a unique addition to a sewing machine collection, or just like to collect antique items, the Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine would fit the bill.

It is exclusive in itself, an item that wouldn’t take up a great deal of space, and easy to move around. On top of that, if you actually wanted to sew with it, you could! It was a great machine back then and still can be a great machine and highly valued today.

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