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I will definitely use the maintenance card to keep my machines in good running condition. I am still in awe when I sew on my machines--I don't believe they have ever run this smoothly. Skip Navigation Website Accessibility. Dating Your Singer Featherweight. The following chart is provided to help you have a better idea of when your Singer Featherweight was manufactured. The date often given by the Singer corporation as a machine's "birthdate" is actually the date the batches of serial numbers were released for production.
As a classic example: I own a "badged" Centennial of Sewing machine that obviously is from However, the serial number on the machine is from Therefore, the following dates can be considered to be "close".
On October 3, , Singer commissioned the first batch of 10, model sewing machines, marketing them as the Singer Featherweight. To identify when a model was made, you need to first find the Singer sewing machine serial number. Serial numbers for Singer Featherweights are located on a raised boss on the underside of the machine.
Lay your machine on its back and look on the left hand side of the main body not the folding extension table. How old is my Singer sewing machine model number? What model is a Singer Featherweight? A Singer Featherweight is limited to the Singer or model classification only and is made of cast aluminum, weighing just over 11 pounds. What is considered a featherweight? A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of pounds 57 kg.
In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first pounds. Where do I find the model number on my Singer sewing machine? To date your Singer Featherweight, you will need to locate the serial number on the bottom of your machine.
It has two letters followed by a series of six numbers. Using the serial number you can use the three charts below to find the date when your machine was given a batch assignment at the factory. If you do not find your machine serial number listed in any of the three charts, then read through all text and all article links for more references and historical information.
For sake of easy reference, only the serial numbers that correlate to Singer Featherweights are included in the three charts below. If your serial number series is not listed it could mean 1 of 3 things:.
Your machine is different than a Singer Featherweight model. Please refer to question 1 on our FAQs page or this article for the notable characteristics of a Featherweight. Your machine truly is a Featherweight, but the records were lost or not accurately recorded at the old Singer factories.
Click here for the differences between a or Your Featherweight is among the few that were mis-stamped.
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