The world famous Singer company was founded by Isaac Merritt Singer and his partner William Clarke back in 1851, but Singer sewing machines, assembled in those distant times, still work today. Maybe this legendary reliability, and maybe the legend about the use of almost two kilograms of platinum in the assembly of these cars still excite the minds of collectors.
Necessary
- - availability of a Singer sewing machine;
- - access to the Internet;
- - basic knowledge of the English language or the English-Russian dictionary.
Instructions
Step 1
To find out the year of manufacture of a real Singer sewing machine, you need to make sure that this is the machine in front of you. The fact is that in Russia there is a Zinger company that is not associated with the production of the famous sewing machines. In addition, there are a lot of counterfeit cars (for example, "Singer and Popov"), which represent a completely different value.
Step 2
On the body of a real "Singer" there is always a metal part with the serial number of the sewing machine embossed on it. You need to find this number. Please note that counterfeit Singer sewing machines often do not have a serial number. In the next steps, you will need basic knowledge of the English language or the English-Russian dictionary.
Step 3
If your Singer's serial number doesn't start with a letter at all, then you need to visit this web page: https://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/no-letter. The earliest batches of these sewing machines were produced without a letter prefix.
Step 4
If your Singer's serial number begins with a Latin letter, then you need to visit this web page: https://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/single-letter. Using the table provided here, you can determine the year of manufacture of the device with an accuracy of one year.
Step 5
Finally, if the serial number of the sewing machine starts with two Latin letters, then you need to go to this web page: https://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/double-letter. The two letters in the serial number are a sign of later Singer games (up to and including 1961).
