Originally Posted by
khogue
Mickey too far off huh?
I'm guessing about bout 30 years off for the stitch length lever. A machine from 1905 has a nut and screw type of stitch length adjustment, and I'm imagining more elaborate and fancy decals too. I have a 201 with the same lever, and the 15 was given the same lever with reverse about the same time the 201 was introduced. That's why I remember it. Maybe I was a bit direct with the info, I didn't mean to be rude or anyting.
The art nouveau decor on the chromed plates dates the machine to about 1950 or older, that's when they striated plates were introduced. There seem to be a bit of overlap a couple of years, but by 1950 (spot on) most have the striated plates.