blazingmist

I just bought a wheeler and wilson with serial number 338846. Trying to determine its year. Say 9W but I also have the same version of machine when Singer bought them. And with its serial number it dates 1879. I am getting conflicting information with the 2 because it just doesn't match up. Any idea's.

OurWorkbench

Welcome. The Singer really did not keep track of the W&W machines serial numbers like they did for their own machines. Considering Singer didn't take over W&W until about1905, (there is some discrepancy as to exact date per some links) it could not have been made before that. The W&W 9s didn't come on the market until about 1888, so it could not have been before that.

I don't know if you can get any closer as for dating from the following links, but these are a few that I have found:
http://www.needlebar.org/main/survre...ex.html#serial You may want to scroll up and down this page.
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/9w
https://fiddlebase.jimdo.com/america...heeler-wilson/
https://www.fiddlebase.com/american-...-no-9-machine/
http://www.sewmuse.co.uk/Wheeler%20a...ufacturing.htm

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leonf

YOurs is much prettier than mine. I don't know the date on it.

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