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    Posted 3 years ago

    David2252011
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    Looking for info On this beautiful sewing machine. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

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    1. keramikos, 3 years ago
      Hi, David2252011. :-)

      That is certainly a beautiful vintage Singer.

      However, I'm not quite sure how you made the determination that its vintage is 1910. Perhaps you looked at the patents listed on the slide plate, figuring that the machine can't be any older than the newest patent.

      That's a technique used in dating many vintage sewing machines where there is no easier method available.

      FYI, that newest patent (June 14, 1910):

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US961135

      However, there is a better way to date most Singers, and that is to look up the sewing machine head serial number.

      On Singers of similar vintage to yours, that's normally stamped on a bronze color cartouche located on the machine bed in front of the pillar/upright arm, e.g.:

      https://www.singermachines.co.uk/pub/media/upload/image/model_5.jpg

      Unfortunately, I can't quite read the serial number on yours, except to venture the opinion that it looks like it has an alpha character prefix of "G."

      If it is a "G," that would mean that your machine was made some time 1910-1924:

      https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-g-series-serial-numbers.html

      Perhaps you could update your post with a clear, close picture of the serial number. You could edit your post, delete your current first picture (because it doesn't really supply any essential information about your machine), and add a close-up picture of the serial number.

      If the serial number isn't readable even close up, you could try cleaning it to improve its readability.

      The general rule of thumb with cleaning vintage sewing machines is "easy does it." Here are some guidelines:

      https://oldsingersewingmachineblog.com/2012/10/19/how-to-clean-a-vintage-sewing-machine-some-thoughts-on-that/

      If you still can't read it because it's worn, you could try using a dark crayon on it to improve contrast.

      If you still can't read it, we'll just have to settle for 1910-1924, probably earlier rather than later.

      A few things I can determine from your pictures:

      It's a model 66-1. That back-clamping presser foot seen in the close-up of the slide plate with the patent numbers is a dead give-away, because that style of presser foot was only ever used by Singer on the model 66:

      https://oldsingersewingmachineblog.com/2012/11/04/the-back-clamp-singer-66-mystery/

      About the model 66:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/66

      A manual for a model 66-1:

      https://archive.org/details/Singer661Manual

      Your decal set is called "Tiffany":

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/decals/decal25

      I can't see your face plate or the rear access panel, but here is a gallery of them for you to browse:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_faceplates

      Your cabinet is the beautiful Cabinet Table No. 5:

      https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/5-6_cab.html

      If the alpha character prefix of the serial number is indeed "G," that probably means your machine was made at Singer's Elizabethport factory:

      https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer_dating_by_serial_number.html

      About that factory:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/elizabethport

      https://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-1/

      https://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-2/

      In case I'm forgetting something, here is my collection of vintage sewing machine links (it's a work in progress):

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/285089-vintage-sewing-machine-help

      However, it can be a lot to sift through, so if you have more questions, you can simply ask them here in a comment on this post.
    2. keramikos, 3 years ago
      Hi again, David2252011. :-)

      I don't know if it was you or the CW staff who reordered your pictures, but the picture I think you should delete and replace with a close-up of the serial number is now the second picture.

      To be more specific, it's a close-up of the three drawers on the right-hand side of the cabinet, and it isn't oriented properly, anyway.

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