Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
Okay guys, we've had this lesson before. The feed drop knob on the bed tells you it's a modern reproduction. The 15 class repros are still being made and sold under many different names. Remember the links 10X posted about machines being sold in the Philippines? This one just thinks it's special because it's got it's name on the treadle. (that is pretty cool)
Cari
The decals are garish enough to be Chinese or Indian made (hard to say which, bad taste is everywhere
) but it does show some signs of wear and age. 1970s maybe?
On the "Singer" branded machines the feed dog drop knob is a sure indicator though they also make new base model 15 copies without the knob as well. I'm not sure if any of those say "Singer" on them though. The Asian made Singer 15s are real authorized Singer machines but they're pale shadows of the originals and shouldn't be confused with the originals or sold as "antiques".
Rodney