Singer Featherweight 221 Sewing Machine, Rare - WRINKLE AF5892** bobbin Star blocks first take center

Star blocks first take center stage in a gallery of breathtaking antique quilts

Machine is in good condition with minimal clearcoat wear and small scratches

000 Featherweights commissioned in the factory on October 3

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Singer Featherweight 221 Sewing Machine, Rare - WRINKLE AF5892** bobbin Star blocks first take centerSinger Wrinkle Featherweight 221 with a serial number of AF5892** indicates commission date of August 15, 1940. Machine is given a grade 8 with minor wear consistent with normal use. This peculiar finish sewing machine has been most commonly been referred to as the Crinkle Featherweight, or sometimes called a Matte Finish Featherweight. However, we would like to dispel that descriptive adjective with the bona fide name that Singer gave it originally.