Singer Featherweight 221
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The Singer Featherweight 221 is a compact, portable, and highly collectible vintage sewing machine renowned for its smooth stitch quality and durable construction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Singer Featherweight 221 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6628627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Singer Featherweight 221 Context triple: [Singer Sewing Machine Company, notableProduct, Singer Featherweight 221]
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Bluebird K7
Bluebird K7 was a jet-powered hydroplane famously used by Donald Campbell in the 1950s and 1960s to set multiple world water speed records.
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Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
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Bantam
Bantam is the main inhabited village and administrative center of the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Bantam
Bantam is a major American publishing imprint best known for its mass-market paperback books across a wide range of genres.
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Bantam
Bantam is a small borough within the town of Litchfield in northwestern Connecticut, known for its village character and proximity to Bantam Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Singer Featherweight 221 Target entity description: The Singer Featherweight 221 is a compact, portable, and highly collectible vintage sewing machine renowned for its smooth stitch quality and durable construction.
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A.
Bluebird K7
Bluebird K7 was a jet-powered hydroplane famously used by Donald Campbell in the 1950s and 1960s to set multiple world water speed records.
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B.
Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
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C.
Bantam
Bantam is a major American publishing imprint best known for its mass-market paperback books across a wide range of genres.
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D.
Bantam
Bantam is the main inhabited village and administrative center of the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Bantam
Bantam is a small borough within the town of Litchfield in northwestern Connecticut, known for its village character and proximity to Bantam Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
portable sewing machine
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vintage sewing machine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Featherweight 221
NERFINISHED
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Singer 221 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bedType | flat bed ⓘ |
| bobbinSystem | rotary hook ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly collectible ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Class 221 bobbins
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low-shank sewing machine feet ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal internal parts ⓘ |
| constructionQuality | high ⓘ |
| controlType | foot pedal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
home sewing
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portable use ⓘ |
| driveType | mechanical ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
belt-driven motor
ⓘ
front-mounted tension assembly ⓘ lightweight construction ⓘ low-shank presser foot system ⓘ portable carrying case ⓘ removable extension bed ⓘ |
| feedSystem | drop feed dogs ⓘ |
| finish | black enamel with gold decals ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Singer Featherweight 222K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| maintenance | user-oilable ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Singer Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Featherweight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | cast aluminum ⓘ |
| mechanism | oscillating hook ⓘ |
| needleSystem | 15x1 / 2020 household needles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collectibility
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durable construction ⓘ smooth stitch quality ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric motor ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| stitchQuality | high ⓘ |
| stitchType | straight stitch ⓘ |
| targetMarket | domestic sewing market ⓘ |
| transport | fitted wooden or fiberboard case ⓘ |
| typicalColor | black ⓘ |
| typicalUse | piecing quilt tops ⓘ |
| weightApprox | 11 pounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Singer Featherweight 221 Description of subject: The Singer Featherweight 221 is a compact, portable, and highly collectible vintage sewing machine renowned for its smooth stitch quality and durable construction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.