In my collection I have a 15-90 with the belted motor and a 201-2 both with reverse and both manufactured in 1935. I don't know if the reverse feature was introduced at the same time for all Singer models.
Hope this helps,
Cathy
Originally Posted by
frudemoo
Joe, do you know the year the back tack feature was introduced? I am looking at a model 15 from (supposedly) 1939. Another member thought it would have the reverse feature, but then another source said that feature wasn't introduced until 1950. Not sure where to get a conclusive answer on this! It would be cool to have that feature on a model 15 treadle.