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Select the answer that best describes your machine. The well-made cast iron toy sewing machine was north, long lasting and has become prized among collectors world-wide, especially the different coloured models. The castings were marked with the serial number right in the earliest stage of manufacture. Two websites with comprehensive lists are the Singer site at SingerCo. The Pfaff toy sewing machine is a between little beastie today. Early Singer toy sewing machines were clearly aimed at the child market however later Singer toy sewing machines were sold as adult light portable machines as well as toys.
Home of the Sewalot Site By Alex I Askaroff For antique and vintage sewing machines Dating Singer Sewing Machines From Serial Number Sir Sewalot, fearless protector of the Sewalot Site. Alex has spent a lifetime in the sewing industry and is considered one of the foremost experts of pioneering machines and their inventors. He has written extensively for trade magazines, radio, television, books and publications world wide. Most of us know the name Singer but few are aware of his amazing life story, his rags to riches journey from a little runaway to one of the richest men of his age. The story of Isaac Merritt Singer will blow your mind, his wives and lovers his castles and palaces all built on the back of one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century. For the first time the most complete story of a forgotten giant is brought to you by Alex Askaroff. This is a simple guide to dating your early Singer sewing machines. I do hope you find it useful. Where your Singer has two serial numbers always choose the larger of the two to date your machine. Singer machine serial number dating Guide Please note this is only a guide , not gospel! Some people mail me to say they have a receipt from 1950 so how could my guide have their machine as made in 1948 or 1949? Well , the production runs at factories like Kilbowie were complex and long. The castings were marked with the serial number right in the earliest stage of manufacture. The machines were miles from completion, packing and delivery. Then there is depot storage and shop sales. For example during WW2 it is a well know fact the Singers were making guns and bullets as well as sewing machines. Only when they could spare the time would they continue with sewing machine production. I have come across a woman who bought her machine brand new in 1946 yet the casting was clearly made in 1939 just before the outbreak of WWII. All Singers up until 1900 have no letter prefix and came from several factories around the world. The company cleverly managed their production from all factories to coincide with the serial number flow. Very early Singers from the 1850's up until the start of prefix letters in 1900 had two serial numbers. There is a lot of controversy over why there were two lots of numbers. The most likely answer is that the larger number was the total number of machines produced by Singers when they only had a few factories and could keep up with and control the production output from Britain and America. The lower number may be the total production run up until that number of that particular model range. Singer's have never manage to shed light on these two numbers especially as many have the last three digits the same! Note: when two serial numbers are on the machine use the larger of the serial numbers. Anyway here goes nothing. I do hope you find it useful. Pre 1900 Singer machines using the larger serial number 1850 1-100 1851 101-900 1852 901-1711 1853 1712-2521 1854 2522-3400 1855 3401-4283 1856 4284-6847 1857 6848-10477 1858 10478-14071 1859 14072-25024 1860 25025-43000 1861 43001-61000 1862 61001-79396 1863 9397-99426 1864 99,427-123,058 1865 123,059-149,399 1866 149,400-180,360 1867 180,361-223,414 1868 223,415-283,044 1869 283,045-369,826 1870 369,827-497,660 1871 497,661-913,999 1872 914,000-963,999 1873 964,000-1,349,999 1874 1,350,000-1,914,999 1875 1,915,000-2,034,999 1876 2, 035,000-2,154,999 1877 2,155,000-2,764,999 1878 2,765,000-2,924,999 1879 2,925,000-3,679,999 1880 3,680,000-3,939,999 1881 3,940,000-4,889,999 1882 4,890,000-5,483,999 1883 5,494,000-6,004,999 1884 6,005,000-6,524,999 1885 6,525,000-7,046,499 1886 7,046,500-7,471,599 1887 7,471,600-7,918,999 1888 7,919,000-8,615,499 1889 8,615,500-9,436,999 1890 9,437,000-9,809,999 1891 9,810,000-10,629,999 1892 10,630,000-11,338,999 1893 11,339,000-11,913,499 1894 11,913,500-12,745,499 1895 12,475,500-13,387,999 1896 13,388,000-14,047,999 1897 14,048,000-14,919,999 1898 14,920,000-15,811,499 1899 15,811,500-16,831,099 After 1900 all Singers had a letter prefix , before the serial number. Due to the massive expansion of Singer factories across the globe a letter suffix, after the model number denotes where the machine was manufactured. For example , Singer model 99k serial number Y6307577 denotes it would have been made in Kilbowie and the serial number Y63... Singer manufacturing plants and letter s Note: All the letters in BOLD below are letters that come after the model number, denoting place of manufacture. For example Singer 15K- the K is for Kilbowie. A - Podolsk, Russia A - Anderson, South Carolina, USA B - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA B - Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA C - Wittenberge, Prussia Germany D - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA E - Podolsk, Russia E - Elizabethport, New Jersey, F - Clydebank, Scotland G - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA G - Industrial Germany H - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA J - Clydebank, Scotland K - Kilbowie, Scotland K - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA K - Industrial, Clydebank, Scotland L - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA M - Clydebank, Scotland N - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA O - No idea? P - Clydebank, Scotland P - Podolsk, Russia R - Clydebank, Scotland S - Clydebank, Scotland S- Podolsk, Russia SJ - S aint -Jean -Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada T - Podolsk, Russia T - Taiwan U - Industrial, Japan V - Clydebank, Scotland W - Bridgeport, Connecticut USA W - Wittenberge, Germany X - Clydebank, Scotland Y - Clydebank, Scotland Some Singer model numbers made at Kilbowie, Clydebank, Scotland, Great Britain from 1900. British serial number only... By the 20th century Singer machines had a letter before the serial number. Here are a few of the Singer factory letters around the world Note JA to JE above should be St John Quebec Isaac Singer the first capitalist by Alex Askaroff Most of us know the name Singer but few are aware of his amazing life story, his rags to riches journey from a little runaway to one of the richest men of his age. The story of Isaac Merritt Singer will blow your mind, his wives and lovers his castles and palaces all built on the back of one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century. For the first time the most complete story of a forgotten giant is brought to you by Alex Askaroff. Well that's it, I do hope you enjoyed my work. I spend countless hours researching and writing these pages and I love to hear from people so drop me a line and let me know what you thought: Time for a great true story: News Flash! Both my latest books, Sussex Born and Bred, and Corner of the Kingdom are now available instantly on Kindle and iPad. Fancy a good read: A brilliant slice of 1940's life: Alex's stories are now available to keep. Click on the picture for more information. Thanks for th e research you have done. Regards, Brian Harris Hello Alex, I have tried a lot of places to date my singer and finally ran into your website. I found mine was made in 1897. Thank you so very much for all the hard work you put into setting up your page. Barbara Both Sussex Born and Bred, and Corner of the Kingdom are now available instantly on Kindle and iPad.
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