Charity shop Singer featherweight find

[LeilaMay]

Today we traveled out of our usual area for a steam train gala - my beloved being a big fan.
I was able to get to a couple of the nearby charity shops in the afternoon, and was shown this fairly uninspiring case, when the lady and I had been talking about the 2 (fairly ordinary to me) sewing machines they had in the shop that day.

What would you have done? 

[LeilaMay]

It was priced at less than a 99K in the window, but I've no idea why, as the case revealed this lovely   

Think I'd best stay home for a couple of weeks now - I have most definitely spent my pocket money for this month and next 
But I feel so chuffed, I've wanted the free arm 222K version for ages!

[annieg]

Super find and its going to someone who will really appreciate it.
Congratulations!
Annieg

[Efemera]

Fabulous find...

[Bodgeitandscarper]

You lucky so-and-so (sew-and-sew?)!! 

Go on, you've got to give us a bit of clue as to how much...

[LeilaMay]

You lucky so-and-so (sew-and-sew?)!! 

Go on, you've got to give us a bit of clue as to how much...

It was priced at £45.

[Bodgeitandscarper]

£45??  Crikey, you really did get lucky 

[LeilaMay]

I know! I did pick up a few knitting needles - which you give a donation for - and left some more money. But they are presumably very happy with the price they put on it, so I bought it.

[Acorn]

 

[Sewingsue]

£45 for a free arm Featherweight?
You jammy wotsit

Not jealous, not jealous, no, not jealous at all.

[LeilaMay]

£45 for a free arm Featherweight?
You jammy wotsit

Not jealous, not jealous, no, not jealous at all.

Sorry 
Actually I've found all my featherweights in charity shops, all at great prices. Right time right place I guess. Now I just need a white one LOL

[Tamnymore]

Wow that's fantastic @LeilaMay . Well done! I've never seen a Featherweight in a charity shop. I'm obviously not going to the right charity shops. 

[Sewingsue]

Wow that's fantastic @LeilaMay . Well done! I've never seen a Featherweight in a charity shop. I'm obviously not going to the right charity shops. 

Neither have I - and apparently she has done it more than once.

[LeilaMay]

I bought my first featherweight - 221K - from a charity shop where I used to get the machines donated to them working and clean and ready to go. A local charity where I used to live, nice couple ran a shop from premises they owned themselves, we are friends with them still. Worked on more machines than I can count, sold some of them on ebay for them - they are older and not techy at all I paid them £50 for it - they wouldn't take any more.
They are the folks - well the wife - who gave me the 66K back clamper with green lotus design - it had been her machine long ago and thought I would appreciate it. I do, and I recently bought a set of back clamping feet to replace those that were lost.
They also gave me "Lyra"

I replaced the motor on her German Singer a few years ago - I think I wrote on the old sewing forum about it?

Second 221K - local charity shop here - had £10 on it because it's electrics were incomplete and it wasn't possible to say if it would even work.
This one today - 222K £45 in a somerset shop - they had three machines in store, this was the cheapest! maybe because it was small, or because the case was so dreadful(not sure if the case is saveable)

I guess I must go to a lot o charity shops, now I start writing it down 

[Roger]

WoW!
youre sooo lucky that is a beautiful machine!