Singer Sewing Machines Serial Numbers Lookup
Identifying Antique Singer Sewing Machines. Because of the many technological changes Singer introduced over the years, examining the serial number on any Singer will reveal the time period in which the machine was produced. To identify and date your sewing machine, look up the serial number on a chart like the free one in this article.
For sewing machines manufactured since about 1990, look for the model number on the handwheel side of the machine near the on/off switch or the electric cord receptacle.
- Identifying the production year of an antique sewing machine may be difficult for some brands, but not for Singer machines. The Singer Company owns detailed logs of sewing machine serial numbers which, when matched with the serial number on your antique sewing machine, can determine the age of your Singer machine.
- Date Your Singer Sewing Machine. Because we have not been able to locate the log books, serial numbers for the years 1851 to 1870 are not available at this time. Serial numbers on Singer sewing machines manufactured prior to 1900 are numbers only. After 1900, the machine serial numbers have a single or two-letter prefix. The tables are divided into these three categories.
- Home Singer Sewing Machine Company DatingSerial Number List. Dating Singer Machines. 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.
- Most serial numbers are found on the bottom of a Featherweight next to the bottom tray (left photo), but a few of the early AD models are found inside & underneath the bottom tray (right photo). For sake of easy reference, only the serial numbers that correlate to Singer Featherweights are included in the three charts below.
You will find the model number on the front panel of machines manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sewing machines manufactured in the 1960s usually have the model number on the machine's front panel above or below the stitch length controller.
On machines manufactured before 1960 the model number is located on a small plate on the front of the machine.
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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
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 | |
Singer Sewing Machines Serial Number Lookup
Bridgeport | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of issue | ||
| From | To | |
| W 1,500,000 | 1954 | |
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