- #SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 SERIAL NUMBER#
- #SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 MANUAL#
The decals are again of the scroll and rose pattern but the guard and crank have the Peacock Tail decal.īy this date the slide-plate no longer lists the Patent dates and is stamped with the Singer Trade Mark instead.įiddle base machine dated to 1883. It is worn in the usual places and the japanning is chipped in places. Found on a very bitter December day at a local antique fair we just had to bring it home. This machine was commissioned on May 27th 1876. This machine slides into a paneled box case (see next but one) which has an accessory compartment fixed within the case. The tension adjustment is by way of a screw on the face plate. The slide-plate has a circular hole in the end to assist opening and no less than eleven Patent dates are listed commencing S(the famous Elias Howe Patent), through 1849, 1850, 1851, 1854 up to Oct 8 1855. Made in 1874 at Singers Scottish Bridgeton factory, this machine has the Scroll and Roses Decal which has some minor chipping in places and black japanned balance wheel.
#SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 MANUAL#
MANUAL: We would like to obtain an original good condition manual for this model
#SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 SERIAL NUMBERS#
Earlier machines have dual serial numbers in this case it is the larger of the two numbers that is used.
#SINGER SERIAL NUMBERS 1877 SERIAL NUMBER#
The Singer 12 and 13 have the Serial Number located on the bed of the machine at the base of the pillar. The Singer Company has now put this information online go to Singer Machine Serial Numbers. Besides being a significantly larger machine than the Singer 12 the Singer 13 has an extra inspection plate on the bed which makes it easy to identify.ĭATING: The Singer Company still holds the date of commissioning for its machines. Like the Singer 12 it was copied by numerous other Companies many of whom improved the machine by increasing the amount of cotton the bobbin could hold - a basic design flaw that Singer seems to have failed to rectify. The Singer 13 was introduced c1870, designed as a semi industrial machine it was only available as a treadle. The machine was produced both as a hand crank and a treadle machine with various styles of cabinet work available.
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A series of minor modifications were made to the machine during its long production run, the most notable was to the tension adjustment which was changed from a thumb screw on the face-plate to the top of the needle head - alongside the presser and needle bars (c1873). It is a transverse shuttle machine using a "boat" type shuttle. So successful was the design it was copied by almost every other sewing machine manufacturer. The New Family machine would later become known as the Singer 12 and was manufactured in enormous numbers with production eventually ending with a small batch of 100 machines being commissioned in 1902. The Singer New Family machine was introduced in America c1863 and in Great Britain it seems to have become available c1866. Singer New Family Model 12 and 13 sewing machine SINGER NEW FAMILY,