Originally Posted by
ariraven
This is a Singer I was able to date it by the serial at 1873
You must have mis-read the serial number. That is a Singer 28 with Victorian decals and they were not made until 1886 (as VS3). You've probably missed a digit in the serial number there. That decal is not popular but having an original hand crank on it makes up for that.
EDIT: Steve beat me by one minute!