Singer Manufacting Dates

I just received the following from a retired Singer dealer/serviceman. This information was issued by Singer to their dealers, for determining trade-in values, sometime in the early 60's, there is no information on models manufactured after 1959. While this list doesn't give the exact date of manufacture it should be helpful in approximating the age of Singer machines. Unfortunately, for those of you trying to determine the age of other makes of machines this list will be of no help whatsoever.

The following information is for use in determining the approximate age of Singer Sewing Machines.

Serial Number Series

No letter prefix prior to ............................1900
N.....................................................1900
L.....................................................1901
K.....................................................1902..1903
B.....................................................1904..1905
H.....................................................1906..1907
D.....................................................1908..1909
G 1  to G 999,999.....................................1909..1910
G 1,000,000 to G 2,500,000............................1910..1912
G 2,500,001 to G 4,400,000............................1913..1915
G 4,400,001 to G 6,500,000............................1916..1918
G 4,500,001 to G 8,500,000............................1919..1920
G 8,500,001 to G 9,999,999............................1921..1923
G 0,000,001 to G 0,998,000............................1924
F.....................................................1924
Y.....................................................1925
AA....................................................1924..1926
AB....................................................1926..1928
AC....................................................1928..1930
AD....................................................1930..1935
AF....................................................1935..1938
AG....................................................1938..1941
AG....................................................1947..1948
AJ....................................................1948..1950
AK....................................................1950..----
AL....................................................1952..----
AM....................................................1955..----
AN....................................................1959..----

                   Anderson Plant
NA....................................................1951..----
NB....................................................1956..----

                   St. John's Plant
JB....................................................1945..1948
JC....................................................1948..----
JD....................................................1959..----

                   Clydebank Plant
ED....................................................1941..1947
EE....................................................1947..1949
EF....................................................1949..----
EG....................................................1950..----
EH....................................................1951..----
EJ....................................................1953..----
EK....................................................1954..----
EL....................................................1956..----
EM....................................................1956..----
EN....................................................1958..----
EP....................................................1959..----

                    Bridgeport Plant
W 1,500,000...........................................1954..----

The dates given are those the numbers were allotted and not the acutal manufacture date.

FYI: These dates check with the 221's, 27, 127, 301 and 2VS that we own and have checked with Singer customer service.(For those of you questioning 2VS it is a Singer Model 2 Vibrating Shuttle mfd April 27, 1892):-)

As promised here is the final installment of the Trade-in information from Singer to their dealers. Unfortunately, they didn't see fit to list the dates of manufacture for the Featherweight.

Dates of manufacture of various Singer machines.


Treadles--
9-W-7.......................................................1909 to 1913
115-1.......................................................1912 to 1935
15-30.......................................................1895 to 1933
27-4........................................................1889 to 1913
127-3.......................................................1913 to ----
66-1 (Egyptian (green) Ornamentation........................1902 to 1906
66-1 Scroll (red) Ornamentation.............................1906 to 1923
66-4........................................................1923 to ----

Portables
128-3.......................................................1917 to ----
128-13......................................................1917 to ----
66-13.......................................................1920 to ----
99K5........................................................1924 to 1925
99K10.......................................................1922 to 1924
99K13.......................................................1924 to 1924
99-13.......................................................1925 to ----
101-10......................................................1922 to 1926
101-11......................................................1925 to 1929

Electric Tables
66-6-19.....................................................1921 to 1925
66-6-20.....................................................1923 to 1926
66-6-305....................................................1925 to 1925
66-6-306....................................................1928 to 1931
66-6-40.....................................................1925 to ----

101-1-17, 18, 19............................................1920 to 1925
101-2-20....................................................19?? to 1926
101-3-40....................................................1925 to 1930
101-4-40....................................................1929 to 1937

Average Cash Price of Treadle Machines
1906 - 1912  $36.80 to 41.60
1913 - 1917  $39.60 to 44.40
1918 - 1920  $44.40 to 55.60
1921 - 1928  $60.80 to 67.20
1928 - 1935  $72.25 to 85.00
1935 - 1946  $84.00 to 115.00

Average Cash Price of Electric Portables
                          128     99      221-1
1922 - 1934             $59.50  $77.00      **
1934 - 1941              59.50   85.00   $88.00
1946 - 1946              69,50   95.00   105.00

Average Cash Price of Electric Consoles
                           66      101     201     15-91
1920 - 1925            $120.00  $140.00     **       **
1926 - 1935             140.00   178.00     **       **
1936 - 1946             155.00     **    $175.00  $150.00

** Not produced during this period.

Everything above is copied verbatum from the list that Singer published. I am not responsible for the accuracy of the information. The date listed above with the two ?? (Model 101-2-20) indicates that I was unable to decypher the numbers on the original document.

I hope this information is helpful

Jim

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