I just bought a Singer 15, serial number AJ092047 for $10. The cabinet needs a little refreshing, but the machine is pristine! It shines like new!! It is missing a power cord, but that shouldn't be too much trouble to find. Question-how do I know which type of 15 it is? I googled, and there are so many possibilities. How does one know?

I would also like to know this.

I just picked up a 15-90 singer and did some research:
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Singer-1...-15-88_c27.htm
Also ebay is great for acquiring information.
I mainly just did several goggle search's. I typed in Singer w/ the serial #.
hope that helps

http://www.ehow.com/how_7548399_dete...al-number.html
this one is even better.

Does the machine have a motor encased in a "squarish" cover on the post of the machine? If so, it's a 15-91.

If it's belt driven, it's most likely a 15-90. Look at the bobbin carriage. If the "finger" on it points up and to the left, it's a 15-90. If it points up and slightly to the right, it's a 15-30.

pictures please! I love the 15, got a quilt under mine now. Mine says on the very front of the plate. Oops, it says on my manuel that came with it. Mine is the 15-91 my avartar!

Thanks-this is exactly the information I needed! I get to pick it up tomorrow afternoon, so I'll get pictures out as soon as she comes home! It pays to go to church-I lucked into this because of a conversation after Mass this morning! Couldn't believe she was only $10. I didn't even bother to haggle!!!
She also came with a button holer and other attachments in their original box-and inexplicably, a tattered Singer 66 manual. . .but no manual for this machine!!

Is it a 66 then, since you have the book? They can look very much alike. The 99 is much smaller though. $10 is an excellent price for either. I got my singer 15 for $20 36 yrs ago and it has mended jeans, sewn boat seat covers, overalls, prom dresses, quilts, coats. You name it, it has sewn it! Love it! Funny, I gave it away twice, and it came back to me both times. I will NEVER ever give it away again, don't know what I was thinking. It was meant to be with me though!

You can get a manual free...check the Ismacs website, or I found mine in the yahoo group files for the group "Vintage Singers".

:)

Ok it finally happened, I got "THE BUG"
here is my first vintage find....is vintage the right word?
Its a Singer 15-90 1948-works
came w/ a ton of attachments & the manual.
25.00 at a yard sale


Now how do i go about cleaning her up? I read in my hours of researching, a car wax,..... nothing abusive or with alcohol .
I have a man that does wood working, going to see what he would charge me to help fix the front panel.

No-definitely a 15. Looked up the serial number. Can't wait to get her home!

and I can't wait to see her!

Mine says 15k for that series of #s when I look up the serial #.
What does the 'k' mean? Is it because it is a treadle, because it was made in Scotland, or something else entirely?

"K" means she was made in Scotland...Kilbowie

~grin~ Infectious bug, isn't it?? ;) :lol: Billy posted a tutorial on cleaning machines that's very detailed and good... If they run well after being oiled, I just do a good wipe down with Murphy's Oil Soap and then give her a good coat of TR-3... Pretty baby! Hope your guy can fix the front the way you want it!!

I've learned not to count on what the manuals that come with the machines say! I once bought a treadle, by the attachments that were with her...(they were worth more than I paid for the whole machine and cabinet!) There was also a book with the attachments, and I was VERY excited...it was for a Singer 115...however...the machine was a Wheeler & Wilson D9... :lol: I sent the manual to a friend that had a 115, but no original manual.

The cabinet you want to have fixed is called the "Art Deco" cabinet, made just for Singer. Many had an ink well and place for a pen in left top drawer & some even had a narrow drawer top right just for stationery - the idea was to use it not only for sewing, but also as a lady's writing desk. This is the cabinet Mom had that I now have - also in need of refinishing - going to tackle it myself someday.

Yes my cabinet has the ink well you described, didn't know thats what it was until I read your post. Makes perfect sense.
Thanks so much for your information.

I picked up a 201-2 and a 15-91 in the "Art Deco" cabinet a couple of weeks ago. The 201-2 was in a mahogany cabinet I cleaned the machine and sanded down the cabinet new stain and varnish looks nice. The 15-91 in the "Blond" cabinet that I have to do some work on the finish and clean up the machine. They both sew very good.