Members sandmanred Posted December 14, 2020 Members Report Posted December 14, 2020 I know I won't have the oldest machine in service but I'd sure like to know who does. Post your oldest so we can all see what's out there? My oldest is a 132K6. The serial number was assigned in December 1947 in a group of 1000. I'm curious how it got to the US. Wondering if it wasn't part of an effort to rebuild the UK economy after WWII? Quote
Members Constabulary Posted December 14, 2020 Members Report Posted December 14, 2020 Singer machines from the UK and US and elsewhere were spread worldwide before and after the war (or both wars). I even have found wartime manufactured machines from the UK in Germany but I guess they came here after the war. I think my oldest is the Singer 51w. Unfortunately I cannot look up the serial number. I assume they used left over W&W parts from the transition time when Singer took over W&W. But who knows for sure... https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/86292-singer-51w-sv-2-post-bed-machine-restoration Before I got this one I had a Singer 34K from 1905 or 1910 which ran like a dream. But the 51w is a lot more convenient for me. Quote
Members setup Posted December 14, 2020 Members Report Posted December 14, 2020 Oldest are patchers, 29k31 from 1910 and her older sister from 1898 currently in bath Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted December 14, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted December 14, 2020 My oldest Singer is a 15K from a block of January - June 1915. Next oldest is a 15K-30 from a block in June 1937, then comes my 99K from a block in October 1956 Whilst not 'pure' leatherworking machines they sew the thin stuff I work with. Quote
Members sandmanred Posted December 20, 2020 Author Members Report Posted December 20, 2020 Just because there may be an older one here doesn't mean you shouldn't post your oldest :-) Quote
Members nylonRigging Posted December 21, 2020 Members Report Posted December 21, 2020 7 hours ago, sandmanred said: Just because there may be an older one here doesn't mean you shouldn't post your oldest :-) - - - Quote
Members DrmCa Posted December 22, 2020 Members Report Posted December 22, 2020 My Singer that we use for the most difficult of the areas on heavy textiles is from the late 1800s and my grand-grand-mother-in-law used it before the end of that century, to stitch trench coats. Still runs like new. My aunt has another one like it, complete with a cast-iron base. It's my grand-grand-mother's, and she used it back around 1890, to stitch for the whole family. Still runs like new. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted December 22, 2020 CFM Report Posted December 22, 2020 I have a Singer 96-10 from 1925. It does duty as a table. It runs, I just decided I really have no use for a machine. I handstitch everything. Quote
CowboyBob Posted December 22, 2020 Report Posted December 22, 2020 The smallest Singer in the front dates to 1958 the next one is 1864 Quote
JJN Posted December 22, 2020 Report Posted December 22, 2020 Patent Elastic patcher. Probably from around late 1890's. It sews great, nothing broken. Quote
Members Aven Posted December 23, 2020 Members Report Posted December 23, 2020 My oldest is my 31-15 built between 1913 and 1915. Quote
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