If it works or just needs a good clean and oil go with it. they can usually sew anything you can get under the presser foot. Great for packs , heavy canvas, denim and webbing too!
If I was giving advice I'd recommend buying one of these old girls (my apologies to the real old girls) from a repair shop that got one for free and is selling it to recoup the labour and parts cost. antique places usually just want the old Singer cabinets as the machines don't have a lot of antique value. Singer and others made millions of them!
If you are just going to sew a bit thin nylon you could get away with new style, new or gently used machine.
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