One of our members recently acquired a beautiful 1916 Singer Sewing Machine and case. The initial owner of this machine lovingly used it then stored it, so the machine is in need of care. I'll take you along on the search to learn about this new antique.
How does one find out the age of a Singer sewing machine?
Singer's website [ click here ] is full of historical information including determining the age of a machine. You begin with the serial number. There is a small plate under the stitch regulator on the front of the machine that has the serial number stamped into it.
The plates with double letters preceding a number may date back as far as 1935. This plate has a single letter preceding the number. Single letter numbers date before 1935. This particular number is G5104207 and on the Singer web site dates to 1916.
ISMACS International Sewing Machine Collector's Society [ click here ] has a plethora of information including dating your antique sewing machines [ Singers included ]. This is the website that helped identify this machine as a model number 115.
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