Posted 2 years ago
Dasher11
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I’m curious on a little bit on info on this machine, I found it at an antique store and bought it. So far what I know it’s from 1915 if anyone has any more on this I’d love some more history!
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Latr 1950s without looking. Now I will look it up.
1928 Model 66K I was way off.
Hi, Dasher11. :-)
Per the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMACS) website, serial number Y6271730 was one of a block of 60,000 consecutive serial numbers ([Y]6214195 through [Y]6274194).
All were destined to be stamped into the beds of model 66K machines at Singer's Kilbowie, Clydebank factory (the "K" suffix on the model number stands for Kilbowie).
Your sewing machine probably rolled off of the assembly line some time between the allotment date of its serial number block (November 29, 1928) and the allotment date of the next block of serial numbers destined for model 66K machines (December 22 1928):
Y- 6214195 6274194 66K 60000 Nopvember 29 1928
Y- 6307445 6307494 66K 50 December 22 1928 REN
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-y-series-serial-numbers.html
Your machine's decal set looks like Filagree:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/decals/decal04
I can't see your machine's faceplate or rear access panel, but here is a gallery of them for you to browse:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_faceplates
Your cabinet is a bit of a puzzle. The one it resembles most is the Deluxe Library Table No. 40:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/40_table.html
However, yours seem to be missing the leaves.
About the model 66:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/66
A manual:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/singer-model-66-sewing-machine-manual.pdf
About the Kilbowie, Clydebank factory:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/kilbowie
A Google Satellite view of the area that once hosted the Kilbowie Singer plant (there is still a railway station called "Singer" on the northeast corner):
Singer
Kilbowie Rd, Clydebank G81 2JN, United Kingdom
https://goo.gl/maps/ckxa4RrU85UBHXHs9
August 1934 aerial photographs of Singer's Kilbowie (Clydebank, Scotland) factory:
https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1257700
https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1257701
https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1257702
https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1257703
https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1257704
A circa 1934 documentary made at Singer's Kilbowie (Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland) factory:
https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/1592
In case I'm forgetting something, here is my collection of vintage sewing machine links:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/285089-help-for-vintage-sewing-machines
However, it's a lot to sift through, so if you have any questions, just ask them here in a comment on your post.
I added a couple more pics to maybe get a better idea, as for the stand there was no area where leaves would have been, just a side door with some extra parts
I also very much appreciate all the info you gave, it’s quite amazing! Thank you very much!
Dasher11, You're quite welcome.
There is a wealth of information out there about vintage Singer sewing machines and I just try to point people in the right direction.
BTW, "Filagree" should have been "Filigree." Dunno why my addled brain persists in misspelling that word. >8-0
Thank you for the additional pictures. That's fascinating about the table having a swing out drawer on the side. I don't think I've seen a Singer cabinet quite like that before, but as much Singer documentation as there is out there, it's by no means complete.
The style of the legs looks identical to the No. 40 so it's probably a variation.
Your faceplate looks like Simanco 32667:
https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/1d735598186739adb61e143e8e4d152b16763adf/64ac7/images/gallery/gf66k-240x360.jpg
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_faceplates
It looks like fortapache beat me to the draw on the age estimate, but that's fine. I tend to wax verbose and that takes time. };-)
Here are some more interesting Singer tidbits:
https://sites.google.com/a/housatonicits.com/home/research/singer-corporation
BTW, your specific submodel is probably 66K6 (66-6):
*snip*
66-4 BR motor, side clamping presser feet, spoked wheel, cam bobbin winder, screw stitch length adjuster
66-6 As 66-4 but solid wheel
*snip*
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/66
However, I think that free manual I linked earlier will work fine.
You have a model of a vintage Singer sewing machine that is much beloved by vintage sewing machine enthusiasts, so enjoy it. :-)
Good afternoon! I've recently come across this same Singer sewing machine. My serial # is different, but the table is the same. Nothing is missing in terms of pull out leaves. I'm still researching, but yours is the first I've come across.
Hi, kayluhawdrah. :-)
All vintage Singer sewing machines have a unique serial number. If you want more precise information about your machine, you should create a post with up to four pictures of yours.
Besides, we just like to see beautiful vintage sewing machines here at Collectors Weekly Show & Tell.
As to the cabinet in this post, it's still a mystery to me.
FYI, when I mentioned leaves, I didn't mean pull out leaves, but rather drop leaves like on the DeLuxe Library Table No. 40:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/40_table.html
Neither did I find a twin at the Singer 301 site:
https://www.singer301.com/cabinet/default.html
I'm probably one of those people who've been spoiled by the relative wealth of information out there about Singer vintage sewing machines (compared to other makes of vintage sewing machines), because when I do encounter a Singer VSM mystery I can't solve, I'm like, "Wah!" };-)
Hi again, kayluhawdrah. :-)
In the process of searching for something else, I think I tripped on the model of the cabinet in this post. It was 'hiding' at needlebar dot org.
It's the model 306:
http://needlebar.org/main/singercabs/etables/set306/index.html
The web page description for the cabinet model doesn't list the 15-91 as being one of the models of Singer sewing machine heads that fit into it, but I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't fit.
Dunno about you, but I feel better now. };-)
Whoops, here's the web page that led me to needlebar. It has a lot of detail from the amazing Jim Steel:
https://steelsewing.blogspot.com/2018/07/early-electric-singer-sewing-tables.html