Originally Posted by Lostn51
The only catch to the patent dates and the serial on the bobbin/needle plates is the fact that they can get swapped out through the years and then you have no idea as to what the exact year of the machine is. We have ran across that several times on the Needlebar.
Billy
Yes Billy that is true, but because of the shape of our machines, the fact that they both take a Davis long, Boye #10, we know our machines have to be made between 1885 and 1910. I am pretty sure both Trish and I have the original needle plates on our machines. All the numbers, combined with the model point to that.
Nancy