Machine I'm trying to identify
 

I would like to know what model this machine. The no. AB260403 says it is a 99, but doesn't have the 99 badge. Made in 1926. I don't have electrial plug and I think I see a place for it. And I'm missing the knee thing that goes in the base. If I knew the model, maybe I could tell exactly what I need. Any help would be appreciated. Bobbie

Can you give us the serial number from that little brass plate under the medallion?

Not sure if it is a 66 or a 99. 99 is the 3/4 version. I would guess a 99.

I think they did, first post. AB260403

Yes, its AB 260403. They say its a 99.

Sorry, I double posted this. My DH came in and asked a question. I lost my thought.

Thanks Steve, it does appear to be a 99. Just isn't marked. I looked it up on google and found out what I needed.

The electric cord that went with it would have two female ends that fit over the pegs in those two holes in the metal cover on the base behind the machine. My husband rewired the cord for me. He used what he had on hand- so I have a white cord now!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psc2cfbb82.jpg

The ends are very hard to find - so if you don't have them you may want to rewire it - the you could wire for a foot control if you wanted to bypass the knee control. The bars can be found on ebay - you need the one with the round female end (not the flat male end) they are harder to find and usually cost $30-$50.

Thanks for the info and the pic!

Steve - two ways I can tell a 99 from a 66 if scale isn't evident - 1. Flat face plate instead of contoured, 2. The motor sticks further into the throat. The 66 is -almost- even with the pillar. The 99 motor sticks a fair bit into the throat.

Only the "newer" 99s will be marked. My previous understanding had been that Singer started doing that somewhere in the mid-50s (i.e the 401As etc were all marked, but older 99s / 15s / 221s for instance ) would remain unbadged, but newer ones would be badged. It's one of my instant markers for an approximate date on a machine. I had one 301 that had a NA serial number which indicates that the serial was allocated in 1951. According to this link though, it couldn't have been older than 1953, because there was an "A" behind the model number. http://www.singer301.com/dating/default.html and is probably a 1955 model. It does look like Singer might have started the number plate thing in 1951 though, but only on the slants at the time?