The following information is for use in determining the approximate age of Singer Sewing Machines.
No letter prefix prior to ............................1900 N.....................................................1900 L.....................................................1901 K.....................................................1902..1903 B.....................................................1904..1905 H.....................................................1906..1907 D.....................................................1908..1909 G 1 to G 999,999.....................................1909..1910 G 1,000,000 to G 2,500,000............................1910..1912 G 2,500,001 to G 4,400,000............................1913..1915 G 4,400,001 to G 6,500,000............................1916..1918 G 4,500,001 to G 8,500,000............................1919..1920 G 8,500,001 to G 9,999,999............................1921..1923 G 0,000,001 to G 0,998,000............................1924 F.....................................................1924 Y.....................................................1925 AA....................................................1924..1926 AB....................................................1926..1928 AC....................................................1928..1930 AD....................................................1930..1935 AF....................................................1935..1938 AG....................................................1938..1941 AG....................................................1947..1948 AJ....................................................1948..1950 AK....................................................1950..---- AL....................................................1952..---- AM....................................................1955..---- AN....................................................1959..---- Anderson Plant NA....................................................1951..---- NB....................................................1956..---- St. John's Plant JB....................................................1945..1948 JC....................................................1948..---- JD....................................................1959..---- Clydebank Plant ED....................................................1941..1947 EE....................................................1947..1949 EF....................................................1949..---- EG....................................................1950..---- EH....................................................1951..---- EJ....................................................1953..---- EK....................................................1954..---- EL....................................................1956..---- EM....................................................1956..---- EN....................................................1958..---- EP....................................................1959..---- Bridgeport Plant W 1,500,000...........................................1954..----
FYI: These dates check with the 221's, 27, 127, 301 and 2VS that we own and have checked with Singer customer service.(For those of you questioning 2VS it is a Singer Model 2 Vibrating Shuttle mfd April 27, 1892):-)
As promised here is the final installment of the Trade-in information from Singer to their dealers. Unfortunately, they didn't see fit to list the dates of manufacture for the Featherweight.
Treadles-- 9-W-7.......................................................1909 to 1913 115-1.......................................................1912 to 1935 15-30.......................................................1895 to 1933 27-4........................................................1889 to 1913 127-3.......................................................1913 to ---- 66-1 (Egyptian (green) Ornamentation........................1902 to 1906 66-1 Scroll (red) Ornamentation.............................1906 to 1923 66-4........................................................1923 to ---- Portables 128-3.......................................................1917 to ---- 128-13......................................................1917 to ---- 66-13.......................................................1920 to ---- 99K5........................................................1924 to 1925 99K10.......................................................1922 to 1924 99K13.......................................................1924 to 1924 99-13.......................................................1925 to ---- 101-10......................................................1922 to 1926 101-11......................................................1925 to 1929 Electric Tables 66-6-19.....................................................1921 to 1925 66-6-20.....................................................1923 to 1926 66-6-305....................................................1925 to 1925 66-6-306....................................................1928 to 1931 66-6-40.....................................................1925 to ---- 101-1-17, 18, 19............................................1920 to 1925 101-2-20....................................................19?? to 1926 101-3-40....................................................1925 to 1930 101-4-40....................................................1929 to 1937 Average Cash Price of Treadle Machines 1906 - 1912 $36.80 to 41.60 1913 - 1917 $39.60 to 44.40 1918 - 1920 $44.40 to 55.60 1921 - 1928 $60.80 to 67.20 1928 - 1935 $72.25 to 85.00 1935 - 1946 $84.00 to 115.00 Average Cash Price of Electric Portables 128 99 221-1 1922 - 1934 $59.50 $77.00 ** 1934 - 1941 59.50 85.00 $88.00 1946 - 1946 69,50 95.00 105.00 Average Cash Price of Electric Consoles 66 101 201 15-91 1920 - 1925 $120.00 $140.00 ** ** 1926 - 1935 140.00 178.00 ** ** 1936 - 1946 155.00 ** $175.00 $150.00 ** Not produced during this period.
I hope this information is helpful
Jim