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One machine was in pieces and I am not sure if it is all there and one was still together but missing the bobbin case. I started looking for one online and found out that Sewing Machines Plus carried both the bobbin case and the bobbins. I was thrilled when they sent them to me in exchange for me spreading the word that they carried parts for our beloved vintage sewing machines. I also go some feet for slant shank machines that will be shown off on social media in the next few weeks. I agreed on one condition that I would be completely honest about the quality of what they sent me. I am sure you have figured out that they were good with that.
I was a little worried because I know that the reproduction bobbin cases for Singer 301s can be a pain. They use the same bobbin case as the 221 featherweight machines and I've seen many people purchase a new bobbin case and it not work. I have been sewing on my machine for a few weeks and haven't had a single issue with the bobbin case. It works perfectly. I would certainly purchase another bobbin case if we get that other 301 up and running. You know Paul and I can't share anything, we have two Necchi BUs.
They also sent over ten bobbins for the Singer 301. I had two that were too narrow to use. I wondered how they would handle it because it wasn't even two dollars worth of product that was goofed. I called their customer service number and got a call back a little later. The time zone difference got me. I didn't realize that they weren't open when I called. The person I spoke with explained how the problem could have happened and offered to replace or refund. That made me feel so much better about telling you about them. Getting a bad bobbin is going to happen unless they have someone checking every single one of them with a Singer 301.
If you are new to Singer 301 sewing machines you might want to check out my review of the machine. The one thing I wasn't able to do in that video was wind a bobbin because I didn't have an extra bobbin. My bobbin winder needs to be adjusted slightly as you'll see in the video it isn't winding evenly. I point out how to adjust it in the video.
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