Funnily enough, with an ‘enthusiastic’ approach to women, Isaac even hired female demonstrators to disprove that women were too incompetent to work a machine. Isaac Singer boasts a unique story, and was a pioneer of the sewing industry. Isaac Singer was the founder of the company, and the first to create treadle powered, belt powdered and eventually electricity powered sewing machines. They only continued making those in their spare time. By World War 2, the Singers were actually producing guns and bullets as a priority to sewing machines. Popularity only grew and factories opened worldwide. After opening a local factory in Glasgow, in 1867, the machines were flying off the shelves. The Singer brand is synonymous with being the best in the business. These rare models can fetch around £500 or even more, if they’re in perfect working order. This includes any of the machines that come with their own table, blacksides which have a black instead of polished finish, and the vintage 221 and 222 Featherweight models. However, if you find a damaged machine that can be repaired, it may still be a worthwhile purchase.įrom a collector’s viewpoint, there are a select amount which are valuable enough to be classed as real collectors’ items. Machines that don’t function at all may not be worth collecting. As expected, high quality, functioning machines are more sought after than damaged ones and tend to be a better option. Quality also plays an important part in the value of the model. By matching the serial number to the corresponding date, you can determine the exact age of the machine. Over 100 years old is considered an antique, and younger than that is ‘vintage’. The first thing to look for if you’re after a collector’s Singer machine, is the age of the item. The Singer company eventually managed their production from all their factories to match up with the serial number flow. All Singer sewing machines up until 1900 have no letter prefix, and came from all around the world. Each number is corresponding to a model from a certain date, and even location.

Singers have always been marked with serial numbers ever since production began. Why do Singer Sewing Machines have Serial Numbers?

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