goodwill finds

We were browsing the Goodwill Outlet store for bikes and I stumbled upon this.



My heart stopped beating for a minute while Brian flipped opened the lid to reveal this...



The price: $15.00. I tackled a sales clerk and asked him to tag it as sold. It was mine. The machine came with the original manual and I discovered it was a Singer 201-2 Centennial model made in Feb. 1950. Only 25,000 were made.

We then discovered that it came with the original binding foot, ruffler foot and hem foot but no all purpose foot. After plugging it in and discovering it ran great, I called our local (very local as in only a few blocks away) sewing repair shop and was told they love working on old Singers and specialize in it. I'm going to have them rewire it (original fraying wires). I was also told they would find an all purpose foot for it.





The cabinet it came in is in very bad shape and I don't know if I want to sand it and restain it or paint it a bright yellow or orange or blue. I'm going to see if I can find out how old it is.

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So anyway, I'm beyond excited as I've wanted on for awhile. Lauren has claimed it for herself when I die but I told her she could use it now while I'm healthy.

We did find bikes for the girls but that is another post.