Originally Posted by BoJangles
This is not a 1879 machine.....its around 1910.
Wow, so the serial number 3171412 is wrong for this machine?
I don't understand because I thought all machines made after 1900 started with a letter?
Anyway, I am glad I sent in the pictures -- I was pretty wowed when you said it was from 1879!
Nancy[/quote]
The Singer serial numbers do not apply to this machine these were carry overs from Wheeler and Wilson. When Singer started to use theirs they put a W in front of them but there are no records left in the Singer archives of these machines. Chrys Gunther more than likely owns these records now. But I know my machine is a 1910.
Billy