Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Ohio Star Quilter
The serial number on mine is L054685. So even in 1891 they used a letter before the numbers. Thank you for the compliment on my machine and cabinet. Took a lot of work to get it to that point.
Judy
Really, that just goes to show we can't believe everything we read! I read that New Home didn't put letters in front of the serial numbers until 1930. Now, I am even more interested in the year of my machine. I will have to call that number on Monay and find out what year mine was made, although, I know it is not anywhere near the age of yours.
Nancy
I have the companies records as far as the serial numbers go and none of them have letters in front of them. So I dont now where they found the information from but I would like to see it.
Billy
Billy,
Here is a picture of the slide plate from my 1891 New Home and as you can see the first digit sure looks like an "L". I had called Janome last summer on dating it and couldn't remember if we decided it was an "L" or a 1. I called Janome today and it is a 1. Sorry, I made a mistake, I'll admit that I'm not perfect!
Judy
Slide plate 1891 New Home
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