Singer Sewing Machine Serial Numbers
Why do Singer Sewing Machines have Serial Numbers? Singers have always been marked with serial numbers ever since production began. Each number is corresponding to a model from a certain date, and even location. All Singer sewing machines up until 1900 have. To identify when a model was made, you need to first find the Singer sewing machine serial number. It’s near the on/off switch on newer machines, and on the front panel or on a small plate on older machines. Once you’ve found the number, match it to the date in the chart below to discover the age of your machine. This is an antique treadle sewing machine with hide-away stand in oak and cast iron by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The machine has serial numbers AC360494 on it which indicates it was one of 35,000 alotted on October 11, 1928, in Class Model 66.
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These tables are taken from Singer publications; they show the dates
for a particular range of serial numbers for the given plants.
PLEASE NOTE:
R-series was issued before J-series
V-series was issued before F-series
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ELIZABETHPORT | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| No Letter Prefix prior to 1900 | From | To |
| Letter N series | 1900 | 1900 |
| Letter L Series | 1901 | 1901 |
| Letter K Series | 1902 | 1903 |
| Letter B Series | 1904 | 1905 |
| Letter D Series | 1908 | 1909 |
| G-1,000,000 to G-2,500,000 | 1910 | 1912 |
| G-2,500,000 to G-4,400,000 | 1913 | 1915 |
| G-4,400,000 to G-6,500,000 | 1916 | 1918 |
| G-6,500,000 to G-8,500,000 | 1919 | 1920 |
| G-8,500,000 to G-9,999,999 | 1921 | 1923 |
| G-1 to G-999,999 | 1924 | 1924 |
| Letter F Series | 1910 | 1920 |
| Letter Y Series | 1925 | 1925 |
| AA series | 1924 | 1926 |
| AB series | 1926 | 1928 |
| AC series | 1928 | 1930 |
| AD series | 1930 | 1935 |
| AE series | 1935 | 1938 |
| AF series | 1935 | 1938 |
| AF series | 1938 | 1941 |
| AG series | 1938 | 1941 |
| AG series | 1947 | 1947 |
| AH series | 1947 | 1948 |
| AJ series | 1948 | 1950 |
| AK series | 1951 | 1952 |
| AL series | 1953 | 1955 |
| AM series | 1955 | 1959 |
| AN series | 1959 | |
ANDERSON | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| From | To | |
| Letter NA series | 1951 | 1959 |
| Letter NB series | 1959 | 1961 |
| Letter NC series | 1961 | |
ST. JOHNS | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| From | To | |
| Letter JA series | 1924 | 1936 |
| Letter JB series | 1945 | 1948 |
| Letter JB series | 1936 | 1948 |
| Letter JC series | 1948 | 1954 |
| Letter JD series | 1954 | 1961 |
| Letter JD series | 1959 | |
| Letter JE series | 1961 | |
CLYDEBANK | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| From | To | |
| Letter ED series | 1941 | 1947 |
| Letter EE series | 1947 | 1949 |
| Letter EF series | 1949 | 1949 |
| Letter EG series | 1950 | 1950 |
| Letter EH series | 1951 | 1952 |
| Letter EJ series | 1953 | 1954 |
| Letter EK series | 1954 | 1956 |
| Letter EL series | 1956 | 1956 |
| Letter EM series | 1956 | 1957 |
| Letter EN series | 1958 | 1959 |
| Letter EP series | 1959 | 1960 |
| Letter ER series | 1960 | 1960 |
| Letter ES series | 1960 | 1961 |
| Letter ET series | 1961 | |
Bridgeport | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| From | To | |
| W 1,500,000 | 1954 | |
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