Gregg From Keystone Sewing Report post Posted August 21, 2018 See attached images, actually my mom pulled this out of the Keystone file archives and showed this to me. First time I've seen this hope you enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted August 21, 2018 First time I've seen anything with a reference to "W" serial numbers! Nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Londonfog Report post Posted August 22, 2018 Slide rules really were nifty, lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted August 22, 2018 Nice to have ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trash treasure Report post Posted August 22, 2018 Most Excellent, Gregg - Thank You ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonInReno Report post Posted August 22, 2018 A great nugget! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted August 22, 2018 Uuuuuuuuuh - kind of a holy grale! Send your mom back to the archive - there must be more -- mooore --- moooooooooore Thanks for sharing this!!!! The ISMACS guys for sure would love to have this information too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yetibelle Report post Posted August 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Constabulary said: Uuuuuuuuuh - kind of a holy grale! Send your mom back to the archive - there must be more -- mooore --- moooooooooore Thanks for sharing this!!!! The ISMACS guys for sure would love to have this information too. I agree get back in there that is a great find! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted August 23, 2018 So according to that chart my 51W59 was made before 1940 and the 111WSV77 in 1946 (that's assuming that the WSV's were included in the same numbering scheme, which I figure is most likely). By my reckoning that makes the W59 probably 80 years old at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoepatcher Report post Posted August 24, 2018 I have one of those charts as well. I believe any Singer with the W in the model number was made at their plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut which I believe was the old Wilson& Wheeler plant. glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) Yep, and no records have been found for the W machines. It seems when the factory was demolished the records went with it? Edited August 24, 2018 by dikman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heresolong Report post Posted May 30, 2023 The W- dates aren't in the Singer serial database at ISMACS or on the app. I'm grabbing them and will get them added to the ISMACS site. Thanks for this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drumminor2nd Report post Posted June 6, 2023 "Suspect any machines that are ... in use over five years" Laughs in 1947 111W153... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jianis Report post Posted June 6, 2023 Grat Now I can date my 111-W-152 back to 1951 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
