Need help with positive ID on Machine
07-03-2012, 03:53 PM
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Need help with positive ID on Machine
I cannot get a positive ID on this machine, help is needed. The serial number is DA21254. Is this short one number to be a Singer? The name has been removed from the machine, without leaving any marks. The badge has also been removed and this did leave two small pin holes. The moter and none of the parts have singer markings. I was thinking clone and not sure.
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07-03-2012, 04:09 PM
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I would say it's a 15 clone. The face plate is like the one on both my clones. But without a better full front close up I can't really say for sure.
If you have this machine look under the bed and on the parts. If is is a Singer there will be Singer part numbers. If no part numbers I'd vote clone.
Joe
If you have this machine look under the bed and on the parts. If is is a Singer there will be Singer part numbers. If no part numbers I'd vote clone.
Joe
07-04-2012, 12:28 PM
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I have seen a Singer with that decal on the base. And I have a 15-88 with that end plate, but the decals are plainer on the base. the 15-88 is similarly styled. Mine is a treadle, but it could have been electrified with a potted motor.
Can't really be of help. Good Luck with your search.
Can't really be of help. Good Luck with your search.
07-04-2012, 03:49 PM
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Hi Ken, this machine definitely is not a Singer. Another poster wrote that they've seen this decal on a Singer, but they're incorrect; it's close but not a match. The faceplate pattern resembles that of the model 15's from the 1930s but is not quite right. The shroud holding the bobbin winding assembly is all wrong for a Singer. And peculiarly, as another poster noted, it's got a zigzag presser foot despite the fact that it's clearly a straight-stitch machine. I'd say you've got a 15 clone and someone swapped out the presser foot.
07-04-2012, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Vintage.Singers.NYC
Hi Ken, this machine definitely is not a Singer. Another poster wrote that they've seen this decal on a Singer, but they're incorrect; it's close but not a match. The faceplate pattern resembles that of the model 15's from the 1930s but is not quite right. The shroud holding the bobbin winding assembly is all wrong for a Singer. And peculiarly, as another poster noted, it's got a zigzag presser foot despite the fact that it's clearly a straight-stitch machine. I'd say you've got a 15 clone and someone swapped out the presser foot.
07-04-2012, 08:17 PM
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here is one I found on Flicker http://www.flickr.com/photos/herroya...ty/4312685468/
It says it is
[h=1]Dressmaker Class 15 Sewing Machine/ Singer Model 15 Clone Early 1950s[/h] Manufactured in Post WW11 Japan, this gorgeous quality workhorse machine is an exact clone of the magnificent Singer Model 15 and built with the exact specifications and quality materials and workmanship as her American Singer cousin.
It says it is
[h=1]Dressmaker Class 15 Sewing Machine/ Singer Model 15 Clone Early 1950s[/h] Manufactured in Post WW11 Japan, this gorgeous quality workhorse machine is an exact clone of the magnificent Singer Model 15 and built with the exact specifications and quality materials and workmanship as her American Singer cousin.
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