![]() ![]() Some of the prices are over $3000!!! To find out how much your sewing machine may be worth, you need to know it's serial number and model number. First, I will show you where to find the serial number and crosscheck it with a database to find the year it was issued. Finding the model number on some old models is harder and may need some digging. Ok, now to the meat and potatoes of this article. Best of all, perhaps, is it’s virtually silent and extremely smooth. Despite sporting a 0.4-amp motor, it’s capable of everything a full-size vintage straight-stitch sewing machine can do. The serial number will be on a metal plate somewhere on your Singer sewing machine. The case adds a few pounds to the machine’s weight but keeps the machine dust-free and secure. When you find your serial number, you then crosscheck it with a database on Singer's website. ![]() This will tell you when the sewing machine was issued. To be clear, just because you bought the sewing machine in a certain year, doesn't mean that the sewing machine was issued in that year. ![]() The materials that the sewing machine is made of can also give you some insight into its age for example, vintage sewing machines were often made of cast iron and other highly durable metals, as well as dense woods.If you find that your serial number has a single or two-letter prefix before the number, your sewing machine was manufactured after 1900.If you find that your serial number consists of numbers only, it was manufactured before 1900 (Cha-Ching!).The general rubric for determining which year your sewing machine was manufactured is below: It may have been produced in a different year than the year the first purchase was made. The hand crank mechanism and the foot pedal are what were used operate and guide the needle. Take a look to see if the sewing machine features a hand crank mechanism and a foot pedal if it does, that definitely means that it is manual and therefore, vintage. True vintage sewing machines were manual, and as such, they will not feature any electrical mechanisms therefore, if the machine in question does not have any electrical parts, there’s a good chance that it’s been around for a while. For example, determine if it’s a manual or an electric sewing machine. ![]() If, for some reason, you cannot locate the serial number of the sewing machine, or if you are having a hard time finding information about the serial number, the accessories can serve as clues to the age of the machine. ![]()
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