Singer mdl 15 vs the 115, what's the difference?

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04-27-2020, 10:58 AM

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leonf

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I saw a 15 at a garage sale. walked on past it. Later as I was paying I looked again. What was that by the tensioner?. yep, a 115.
Donated it to the VSM museum in Tulsa, They didn't have one yet. Now they have a few.

04-27-2020, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmaltzy

Just picked up a free to me treadle Singer machine. But, i looked on the ISMACS website and looked the serial number up. The site told me it was a 15 made in 1910. All the details that have been described in this thread about 115, is exactly what i see on the machine. So what dont I missing?? Please help me to understand. Thank you very much for you help

Indeed, it is a 115. Thank you for the pictures.

It looks like you may not have read all the digits (G 2728288). According to http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...l-numbers.html
G- 2727501 2729500 115 2000 January 6 1913
While there have been mistakes in the serial number lists, the majority of mistakes are not getting all the digits. Also, "G" serial numbers actually started over with a "0" in front and it covered 14 years.

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04-27-2020, 06:05 PM

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Schmaltzy

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Ahhh

Ahhhh, so thats what i did.... not look up the whole number. I am so happy with all the remarks. Im especially happy to know what i did wrong reading the chart. Thank you!!

04-27-2020, 06:13 PM

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You are welcome. It happens frequently and especially with the "G" numbers. Sometimes, the digits are hard to decipher. It really helped that you had a good picture of the serial number and it was easy to read.

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