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Old 07-27-2011, 12:16 PM
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All I have invested is gas in the car and the 30 minute drive to her. I just got home with her and took pics, searching for a serial #(which is nowhere to be found). I have searched this machine over. Can you help me figure out her approximate age?

Here she is...with no serial number to be found:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]232455[/ATTACH]

The cabinet has a something on the top, but I think I can clean all or most of it off.
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:18 PM
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A mystery.....
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There should be a number stamped into the metal on the underside. Nothing there?
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:21 PM
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I can't wait to see what others can find!!
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
There should be a number stamped into the metal on the underside. Nothing there?
Where on the underside? I found these on a bar when I removed the cover from the bottom:

simanco U.S.A. 172028

these are the only numbers or letters I have found.
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:34 PM
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The serial number should be 2 letters and then 6 or more numbers, and should be stamped into the frame below the bobbin end of the machine. If there is a cover on the bottom, remove it, and then you will find it stamped into the frame. It's there somewhere. But it's always 2 letters plus numbers for that era of machine.

What you saw was a part number, not a serial number.
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I FOUND IT!! AM961667
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AgapeStitches
I FOUND IT!! AM961667
http://www.singerco.com/uploads/asse...GER_AM_nos.pdf Scroll down to the very bottom and it shows that your handsome machine was made in 1959 Model # 404 and I think she's lovely.
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404 1959 Elizabeth, New Jersey


Thanks everyone for helping me search. Now she needs a name. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by AgapeStitches
404 1959 Elizabeth, New Jersey


Thanks everyone for helping me search. Now she needs a name. Any ideas?
"Mystery Girl"
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