How do you find the date of my singer sewing machine?

Answer 1

The first step is to determine the model of the Singer sewing machine. Some of the oldest Singer sewing machines do not have a model number. For those that do, the model number is located in an oval plate on the bed. For machines made prior to 1960, the model number is on a small plate at the bottom of the upright arm. Machines made between 1960 and 1970 usually have the number on the front panel, either above or below the stitch length controller. Singer sewing machines made between 1970 and 1989 contain the model number on the front panel. Since 1990, the model number information is found on the hand-wheel side either around the on/off switch or the electric cord receptacle.

The second step is to find the serial number. Singer first manufactured sewing machines in 1851. Records for serial numbers from 1851 to 1870 are not available. Prior to 1900, Singer only used numbers. After 1900, a machine's serial number will have a single or double letter prefix.

See: ( http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/no-letter) for the serial numbers that only contain numbers; (http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/single-letter) for serial numbers beginning with a single letter, and (http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/double-letter) for serial numbers beginning with double letters.

Another alternative is to visit the website of ISMAC, the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society, (www.ismacs.net). There is a URL that provides a history of the Singer Sewing Machine Company and another URL that contains information on the serial numbers.

If all else fails, contact Singer Consumer Affairs at 1-800-474-6437.