beware of "professionals"
Hey folks,
I just finished having a very nice message exchange with a person on Fleabay.
They have listed an "Antique 1879 singer sewing machine"
What they are showing is a Singer 9w...
What I cautioned the seller:
"I would like to CAUTION you regarding this listing.
You have listed a Singer Model 9w.
The Model 9w is the Singer reissue of the Wheeler Wilson D9
Singer bought W&W in 1905 and THEN began to use the W&W design but marked as a Singer. The serial number that you referenced is from the "no prefix" section and is NOT applicable to this machine.
This machine could ONLY have been manufactured between 1905 and 1913.
PLEASE understand, I am in NO way interested in this 20th century machine, just trying to help folks avoid fraud charges....
http://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/9w/
http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php?title=Singer_9W"
Her reply makes the THIRD person in the last week to tell me that it was an "professional" that advised them incorrectly.
"oh wow I even had a professional look at it and received my information from her. I will remove the listing until I get the facts straight thanks for the info."
A very nice exchange (most do NOT go this nice) but a note of caution for folks taking a "professional" at their word without doing additional research (even folks here... me included)