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221 "Featherweight"

In use from 1933 up to 1969

Recorded serial numbers: 2,112,059

Recorded factories:

Usage Information

  • Needle size: 15x1
  • Bobbin size: Class 221/301 Bobbin

Known as the "Featherweight". Very light weight 1/2 size straight stitch low shank machines in carrying case. Has an external motor and vertical rotary hook. The bed is not removable, as in the Class 222. Can be black (with or without decals) or colored (tan, pale turquoise, white...). Featherweight serial numbers can be usually found on the bottom of the machine, next to the bottom tray. A few of the early AD-series machines have their serial inside and underneath the bottom tray.

Documented Machines

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Total n.: 63

Factories:

Documented Decals:

Documented years: 1933 - 1964

Singer class 221 "Featherweight"
Singer class 221 "Featherweight"Singer class 221 "Featherweight"

Table of contents

Factories

FactoryTot. MachinesDecalsYears
Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)1,750,041Celtic Chain or Celtic Knot Variant (Featherweight) / Prism1933–1957
1,750,005No known decal1933–1957
34Celtic Chain or Celtic Knot Variant (Featherweight)1933–1953
2Prism1956–1957
Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)350,016Celtic Chain or Celtic Knot Variant (Featherweight) / Prism1935–1968
350,008No known decal1935-1980–1968-1969
7Celtic Chain or Celtic Knot Variant (Featherweight)1948–1953
1Prism1961
St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)12,001—1961
Taytay (Philippines)1Prism1959

Decals

DecalTot. MachinesFactoriesYears
Celtic Chain or Celtic Knot Variant (Featherweight)41Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)1933–1953
34Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)1933–1953
7Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)1948–1953
Prism4Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Taytay (Philippines) / Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)1956–1961
2Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)1956–1957
1Taytay (Philippines)1959-2001
1Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)1961

Manuals and Lists of Spare Parts

Manuals

221 "Featherweight"

Model 221 "Featherweight"-1

Model 221 "Featherweight"-5

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About the data shown here

The information here about decals is based on “Documented Machines” currently recorded in our database. We currently do not have an official Singer source about which decals were in use where, when and on which machines.

The information about factories and serials, instead, is based on the official Singer factory records that survived, plus the “Documented machines” we could verify.

Our dataset is continuously growing as new machines are documented and shared by collectors and researchers. As a result, the details presented here should be considered indicative and may be updated over time.

Contributions are very welcome: if you own or know of a vintage Singer machine, please feel free to submit information via the form or contact us to help improve and expand this research.

Do you want instead to identify your Singer sewing machine age and/or model? You can use our Singer Serial Number Database Lookup.

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