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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: whiplasher13 on November 10, 2012, 04:39:47 AM
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Hello, guys. I have found a very old Singer sewing machine and I found out it's about 150 years old. I can't really take a picture of it, I can't find my usb cable for my phone, but I found an appropiate picture on the internet. It looks just like the one in that picture. Could you tell me how much is it worth?
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I don't think that one is 150 years old.
Here is a picture of one (1851) that would be.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Corporation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Corporation)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/Singer_Sewing_Machine_1851.jpg)
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To help you out a little here:
Singer Serial Number ID
http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/double-letter (http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers/double-letter)
http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers (http://www.singerco.com/support/machine-serial-numbers) or contact support!
Singer History
http://www.singerdirect.co.uk/singer-history.htm (http://www.singerdirect.co.uk/singer-history.htm)
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Closer to 100 years old that I can guess. But check for the serial number and use the links KC gave. That will make it a lot easier to figure out. Here's a 1911 Pfaff sewing machine that looks similar in styling.
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Unfortunately old sewing machines are not worth much !! Most between $75. and $125. !!!
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Just walked out of a "antique" mall in Shreveport and they had several Singers around this time period, fully functional, for $39.99! You just have to find the right person to buy!
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Treadle sewing machines are awesome! I love mine and do all my sewing on it. I will never go back to electric. The sewing machines of the 1850's were very primitive and they were chain stitch technology, with a single thread, not the double thread lock stitch, which is the type that you have. You can date your machine very easily with the serial number. It will be located either on the bobbin compartment, the oval badge, or on the base of the machine head. It appears from the configuration of the bobbin compartment that yours probably has a round bobbin and not a vibrating shuttle, which I think is going to put it in the 1920's. If it has a shuttle (bullet shaped case inside the bobbin compartment which holds spindle shaped bobbins) you'll be about 1890 at the earliest through the 1920's. But the easy way is just to look up the serial number.
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I beg your pardon, I checked the serial and it's 104 years old. Still, quite a grandpa. The serial is e1010645 if it matters. I really want to sell it, all it does is to occupy space, nobody in my family is using it.
Also, it would be great if the thread name could be changed somehow, thanks in advance!
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Really the exact age doesn`t matter a lot !! If you want to sell it try putting it on craigslist at $100. if it is in good working condition !! There are many of these old machines around since most families had one that you may still have trouble selling at that price !!
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WHiplasher what state are you in?
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Remember that fully functional does not mean that the parts move up and down. It means that you have all the parts, you can thread it and sew two pieces of fabric together and the stitches hold.
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WHiplasher what state are you in?
I don,t think he,s on your side of the pond....
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I beg your pardon, I checked the serial and it's 104 years old. Still, quite a grandpa. The serial is e1010645 if it matters. I really want to sell it, all it does is to occupy space, nobody in my family is using it.
Also, it would be great if the thread name could be changed somehow, thanks in advance!
The E number prefix just means that this model was made from 1908 onwards...as to value..its only worth what someone is prepared to pay...here in Scotland....i,ve seen one,s that you can eat your dinner off,...and they,ve sold for less than you, pay for 2 x Big Macs...with no fries...looking at this one....i,don,t see it selling for any more than...a couple of quid....
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And that is how much in USD ?? Around here the stands are worth more than the machine !! They make nice outdoor tables with a good top added !!
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Right now I have 4 sewing machines. I have a 1954 PFAFF in Burle wood in beautiful condition. Had a hard time parting with that one. Then I have a singer machine that is an antique. I was going to refinish the top. The machine is perfect. Have that stored, lol Then there's the sewing machine in the attic from when I was a teen. Then I have a newer version. I keep them because they are to nice to get so little for them and they are really hard to sell.
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And that is how much in USD ?? Around here the stands are worth more than the machine !! They make nice outdoor tables with a good top added !!
a couple of quid = £2 which is $3...or there abouts.... ;D
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I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and I paid $60 for my fully functional 1919 New Home treadle sewing machine, $100 for my fully functional 1894 Pfaff hand crank and $250 for a very rare 1870 Gold Medal Octagon hand crank that functions, but needs a worn part custom machined in order to keep it from dropping stitches. On craigslist the prices seem to be a bit higher now than they were, but with $120 being an average price for both functional and ones that appear to function but may not actually have everything threre. ...And then a gain they come up in the free section sometimes too.