Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by QuiltDraggon
Has anyone ever seen a model number like ml-k 4248624? I have a lead on a machine but the lady who has it knows NOTHING about machines and said this was the number on it. I can't meet with her until the weekend and I'm trying to find out some details. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
QD, I seem to remember that such a s/n was a clone or reproduction singer. Look it over carefully. Was it made in china? If so, it's an inferior clone/ repro model. Look at the decals, if they are way colorful, and not like the Sphinx's you see on this vintage site, then they are 'new'. If that's what you want... okay. But if you want a real antique machine, the repro is not for you. Billy has told us in another thread that the Chinese made, repro clones are mechanically inferior machines.
Actually that would be a real Singer. They sub-contracted the machines to China to sell to the third world countries.
Billy
So it isn't an antique machine but a reproduction and one I should avoid if I want a true antique? Sorry I'm confused.