Singer 99 vs 99k
09-11-2013, 04:10 PM
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Like Steve said, the "K" designates where it was made. Same thing as the A - when Singer started using a letter for teh USA made machines.
Sometimes there are other differences too. From what I've gathered, Singer stopped making the 99 in the US before they stopped making it overseas, so all the later model 99's are "K" machines. By then they were exporting a lot more too, so finding European made machines started to be way more common than the older models.
Sometimes there are other differences too. From what I've gathered, Singer stopped making the 99 in the US before they stopped making it overseas, so all the later model 99's are "K" machines. By then they were exporting a lot more too, so finding European made machines started to be way more common than the older models.
08-18-2019, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Pwhite
Does this mean if the machine has a designation of 99- it was made in the USA?
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08-18-2019, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by OurWorkbench
Yes. According to the early Singer catalogs the number before the hyphen or letter is the class of machine and the number after the hyphen or letter is the variety. I recently worked on a 15-91 that only had "15-" on the number plate.
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Explain what you're talking about, please.
Bkay
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08-18-2019, 10:58 AM
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[h=1][/h][h=1][/h][h=1][/h]What is the difference between a Singer 99, 99k and a Singer Spartan?
Here is a youtube video that answers that question.
https://youtu.be/kml11Lznh9I
Here is a youtube video that answers that question.
https://youtu.be/kml11Lznh9I
08-18-2019, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bkay
Janey, I don't understand what you are saying. What are you calling the number plate? I don't think my two 15-91's say that it's a 15 anywhere (that I know of). One has a serial number that starts with JC, which isn't listed anywhere. It was made in Canada (says so on the machine). The other is an AH number.
Explain what you're talking about, please.
Bkay
Explain what you're talking about, please.
Bkay
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https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollec...es/image13.htm tells about the number plate from Elizabethport 1908 catalog
and https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollec...ges/image5.htm tells about the number plate from Kilbowie 1907 catalog
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