For instance, ISMCS and Singer itself state that the Singer 201 is the best overall vintage sewing machine that money can buy. In fully working condition, this model costs between $305 and $489.

Singer sewing machines range in price from $84.99 for a simple mending machine to $1,099.99 for a sewing and embroidery machine. Mid-range prices include mechanical and heavy-duty sewing machines ...

Adding his own innovations to a machine that was being manufactured by Lerow and Blodgett in Boston, Singer formed his own company in 1851 and became the leading manufacturer of sewing machines ...