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    Posted 2 years ago

    Shomaf22
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    Old is gold

    Need some info about this
    It belong to my sinana i know its very old so much memory its working very good but i dont know any thing about sewing or how to use it hope to get info... Thanks.

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      Kera will be along shortly to tell you everything you wanted to know. My guess 128K?
    2. keramikos, 2 years ago
      dav2no1, Your guess is spot-on. :-)
    3. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Hi, Shomaf22. :-)

      It's so cool that you have your sinana's sewing machine. <3

      Vintage hand-crank portable sewing machines are popular to this day, because they can be used without electricity.

      Per the serial number tables at the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society website, serial number Y7413841 was one of a block of 15,000 consecutive serial numbers ([Y]7406066 through [Y]7421065) allotted by Singer's central office to one of their factories, and all were intended to be stamped into the beds of model 18K sewing machine heads.

      In this case, the factory was Kilbowie, because all models with a "K" suffix were cast at Kilbowie.

      Your sinana's sewing machine head probably rolled off of the assembly line some time between the allotment date of its block (August 16 1929), and that of the next block intended for model 128K sewing machine heads (January 8 1930):

      *snip*

      Y- 7406066 7421065 128K 15000 August 16 1929
      Y- 7665267 7695266 128K 30000 January 8 1930

      *snip*

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

      It checks out visually that it's a model 128, because in addition to the trapezoidal access door, the long dual slide plates, and the circular needle plate, the bobbin winder is high-mounted (the only real difference between a model 128 and a model 127 is size. The 128 is a three-quarters size version of the model 127):

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Singer.Model27.IdentificationGuide.jpg

      The decal set on your sinana's sewing machine head looks like La Vencedora:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/decals/decal14

      The faceplate looks like Vine (Simanco 8361). I can't see the back access panel, but if it more or less matches the face plate, then it's probably (Simanco 8427):

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

      The case is probably number 198, and was available in Oak, Walnut, or Nyssa):

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

      In case you were wondering what the heck Nyssa is:

      https://www.wood-database.com/black-tupelo/

      About Singer's South Bend, Indiana cabinet-making factory:

      https://orangebeanindiana.com/2019/06/12/south-bends-singer-sewing-machine-company/

      About the model 128:

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/128

      About Singer's vibrating shuttle family of machines (this page has a chart of charcteristics, including dimensions):

      https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/28

      Here's a January 1930 manual for models 127 and 128:

      https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/127-128.pdf

      About the Kilbowie 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

      Starting around the 14:17 mark of this circa 1934 documentary made at Singer's Kilbowie factory, see the machine that stamped the serial numbers into the sewing machine beds in action:

      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 (other than value, which I don't do), just ask them here in a comment on your post. If I don't know the answers, I'll go back out into the wilds of the Internet and try to find them. :-)
    4. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Nice heirloom. I have one of these. It belonged to my grandmother (1882-1975). My Dad (1915-1998) used it too. Mine might be a bit older as my grandparents lost their farm during a recession in the early 1920s and moved into town (Hannibal). Married in 1900 and last kid was in 1924 (Aunt Theda). Think about getting it out and seeing exactly what it is, from time to time... (Scratches rear end, belches...and goes back staring off into space)
    5. Shomaf22 Shomaf22, 2 years ago
      Keramikos and dav2no1 thanks for the Amazing info and thanks for the time you spend on serching, have a great time.
    6. keramikos, 2 years ago
      kwqd, You've been holding out on us. };-)
    7. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Shomaf22, You're very welcome. :-)

      In truth, it wasn't really a lot of work, because vintage Singer sewing machines are generally very well-documented.

      Now, some of the vintage non-Singer sewing machines will make me break out in a sweat on occasion. };-)

      Enjoy your family heirloom.

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