Can anyone recognize this machine? According to the owner who didn't give me a serial, it was made in 1898. I thought all the machines back then were coffin tops though. I still got it for $30 and get to bring it home tomorrow.

Cheryl

Maybe this will help identify it

http://sewingmachine221sale.bizland....re/page19.html

You should be able to find the serial number on the front of the mahcine. Should be to the left of the belt on a little brass looking plate.

With the tension on the left, I would say it was a model 15. Looking at the needle plate, I would guess that it is a very early model 15.

Of course it's just a guess but I'd say it's a Singer.




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I'm sorry, I tried to resist, I really did.

I don't know the year, or anything about it, other that it looks just like the one my grandmother had and the one I learned to sew on. Wish I had her machine. I'm really not that old (59). Ugh, guess that depends on what you think is old. Congratulations on your purchase. Looks like you got a great deal.

Awesome find! Congratulations! This brings back sweet memories of my grandmother.

The more I look at it, the more I'm not sure about it being a model 15. All of the model 15s that I have seen have the tension midway down from the top. From your picture, this one looks like the tension dial is at the top.
A good place to ask is at the Yahoo group... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintagesingers/

They have a lot of pictures of older Singers in their photo albums.
I love your find. It is really interesting.

This site has a step by step check list to identify your machine:

http://www.sandman-collectibles.com/...machines.htm#3

I just bought one at Good Will last month. It looks a lot like the one you show here. I checked the serial # of mine on the internet and it showed up as 1881. Mine is also a Singer. The belt needs to be replaced and the cover plate is also missing. I plan to refinish the cabinet. It is in good shape but has a few blemishes. Enjoy your new machine.

I LOL at this one. My family wanted to know what I was laughing about. ;)

Very Nice! :D:D:D

Cheryl you have a 9W and depending on the serial number it could have been made from the left over parts from the W&W purchase. But the Date on the machine is way off you are looking at somewhere around 1910. A very nice purchase for$30!!

I hope it came with some extra needles, bobbins and accessories that would make the deal even better. But I think I have found a good replacement needle for the 9W I just have to try it out when I get a chance. But the needles are obsolete for the machine and they are pricey. It takes a Boye 18.

Billy

You done good!! :thumbup: :mrgreen:

Nice machine! Enjoy.

Billy, just trying to learn...what tells you "9W"? With the tensioner on the faceplate, I would have said it was an early 15...

Its almost verbatim to a W&W D9 look at the thread take up lever, the hand wheel, location of the tension assembly, stitch length regulator, the machine screams Wheeler and Wilson.

Billy

She's a Beauty and a Bargan, congrats!! even if it never sews a stitch for you the cabinet makes a great accient piece !!

Cheryl,

Here is a picture of my 9W that I recently picked up. The serial number is found on the back of the machine. Mine is W22105; from the Singer site this machine is from "beginning 1911", but records are lost for the manual. I think mine is a 9W7, but I'm still researching. Yours looks like mine.

cool machine and cabinet

Nice find!! It looks a lot like my treadle. It's folded up so I don't have a clue what my serial number is-I'll have to look at it and check the links.

The serial # is 3205025 (it doesn't have a letter) and If i'm reading the singer website correctly that means it was issued that number in 1879. But the throat plate says patented usa aug 2nd 92.

Does that change anything billy or is it still a 9W? Also the machine still sews! it moves freely but still badly needs cleaning, especially the cast iron treadle! It's all rust everywhere! What do I use to get it clean? does the treadle get a kerosene bath too?

This is still a 9W and it is around the 1910 era. The serial numbers that are on these machines are a continuation of the W&W's.

Go to this thread here and it might shed a little more light on the subject.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68739-1.htm

Billy

Thanks Billy that's a big help,

So what about the rust on the treadle?

Cheryl

vintage I think I found the manual at this website:

http://www.tias.com/stores/relics/

but at least mine looks to be a 9W 7 according to their bobbin pictures

Try this place, I look up numbers all the time. look on the bottom for numbers, good luck. ;)

http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_numbers.html

http://www.a1sewingmachine.com/manuals.htm

The Singer company "lost" the records for the "W" series and the 9W's but I know where they are sitting ;) They are sitting in a friends home in California! Chrys Gunther is the most knowledgeable person in the world on the Singer Sewing Machine Company. She has most of the missing records and company interoffice memos going back to the 1800's.

Billy

Billy,

My machine is missing it's bobbin winder- do you think I could buy one off you?

Cheryl