A Singer Model 221 Featherweight portable electric sewing machine featuring a black lacquered cast metal body with gold-toned decorative decals and a hinged fold-up extension bed. The machine is fitted with a mounted Singer sewing motor, catalog number 3-120, and accompanied by a brown bakelite-style foot controller with power cords. Markings include SINGER in gold on the front arm and The SINGER MANUFACTURING Co. on the reverse. A brass trade mark badge is affixed to the front pillar. The presser foot is stamped 45321 SIMANCO U.S.A. The motor identification plate indicates manufacture by The Singer Manufacturing Co. in Elizabethport, New Jersey, for 110-120 volt AC/DC operation. The stitch length scale is numbered 6 through 30.