There is often a list of sewing machines that vintage sewing machine collectors love and you'll hear all about the 301 or the 500. The Singer 404 is often one of those machines but is also sometimes overlooked for the ones that can do more. The 404 is a straight stitch only machine but it is in the class of slant needles machines with other ones like the 401, 500, and 503. It is truly a great machine in it's own right. It may seem at first glance to be so very basic because all it does is that straight stitch. There are no cams or zig zag features. It does a perfect straight stitch.
You might be asking what sort of person uses just a straight stitch. The answer is quite a few people. If you are a quilter it's pretty rare to ever use anything but that straight stitch. Sewing clothes again many items can be made with just a straight stitch and there are different seam techniques that don't rely on a zig zag. They made slant needle buttonhole attachments and they are relatively easy to find.
This 404 was made in 1959. It features a two tone color scheme. It uses class 66 bobbins. You can raise the needle plate.
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