The Singer 201 by Beneath The Stars Leathercraft: October 2018

HI ALL...AFTER 4 YEARS...I'M BACK!!!

TO CELEBRATE MY RE-NEWED ADDICTION, TODAY I CHECKED UP ON SOME OF MY 201 COLLECTION...NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OUT OF THEIR BOXES IN 2+ YEARS...AND DECIDED TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS....FOR TWO REASONS....FIRSTLY TO SHOW OFF...SECONDLY AS A GUIDE FOR ANYONE OUT THERE, BE THEY A COLLECTOR/OWNER OF ANY DEGREE ALREADY OR TO HELP ANY BEGINNERS TAKE THE PLUNGE.

I'M NOT GOING TO TYPE OUT MUCH THAT I'VE ALREADY SAID BEFORE IN MY BLOG BUT ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THIS....TAKE THE PLUNGE AND DONT BE SCARED!!! OF COURSE IF YOU BUY SOMETHING THAT QUITE CLEARLY HAS HAD A MASSIVELY TOUGH LIFE THEN THERE'S A CHANCE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM OF SOME KIND BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU, THESE THINGS ARE VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTABLE AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPARE PARTS EASILY OBTAINED AND TONS OF INFO ON THE NET...AND OF COURSE IF I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DROP ME A LINE, WHETHER IT BE ABOUT A TECHNICAL ISSUE OR ADVICE ON WHAT TO BUY.

MOST OF MY 17 201'S DID NOT LOOK LIKE THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THEM...THEY WERE ALL STRIPPED, CLEANED, OILED AND HAD SHINEY BITS ETC BOUGHT FOR THEM IF I DEEMED NECESSARY. AS A RESULT MOST OF THEM ARE IN NEAR AT LEAST NEAR MINT CONDITION AS ARE THEIR FOOT-PEDALS, EXTENSION TABLES ETC AND ARE COMPLETE WITH FULL SETS OF FEET AND ATTACHMENTS, GREEN BOXES, GODZILLA TINS, MANUALS AND SO ON IN TOP NOTCH BASES AND CASES WITH KEYS ETC ETC ETC....I DIDNT PHOTOGRAPH ALL THE GUBBINS BECAUSE IT WOULDVE TAKEN ALL DAY...

SO, FOR NOW...HERES SOME EYE CANDY... FIRST UP A LOVELY 127K HAND-CRANK WITH SPHINX DECALS, WHICH I'M YET TO WORK ON PROPERLY...I'VE REPLACED ITS BALANCE WHEEL AND CLEANED THE DECORATIVE FACE PLATE AND ADDED A NEW RUBBER BOBBIN RING....APART FROM THAT ITS NOT EVEN HAD A WIPE OVER...NEED TO GET A NICER SET OF STITCH PLATES AND A STITCH LEVER ARM FOR IT THEN ITS DONE...AND TO HELP YOU FURTHER,

I PAID £50 FOR THIS ONE....ENJOY!