Identifying Singer Machines and their Serial numbers |
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Singer Quick Reference
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Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA (Elizabethport) 1872 to 1982 |
K |
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Clydebank, Scotland, Great Britain (Kilbowie) 1885 to 1980 |
W |
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Bridgeport, Connecticut USA (formerly Wheeler & Wilson) |
D |
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Wittenberge, Prussia, Germany (D was for Deutschland) 1903 to 1944 |
A |
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Anderson, South Carolina USA |
B |
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Bonnieres, France |
C |
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Campinas, Brazil |
G |
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Karlsruhe, Germany |
J |
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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (St Johns) 1904 to 1986 |
M |
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Monza, Italy |
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Penrith, NSW Australia 1959 to 1967 |
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U |
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Utsunomiya, Japan |
NL |
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Taichung, Taiwan |
R |
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Queretare, Mexico |
Y |
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Istanbul, Turkey |
V |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (presumed) |
Floridsdorf, Austria (Est 1882, nothing else known)
Podolsk, Russia (Later under USSR Podolsk Engineering Plant - PMZ)
Bogota, Colombia
Santiago, Chile
Lima, Peru
Taytay, Philippines
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Karachi, Pakistan
Year/s of Issue | ||
1851 to 1870 | 0 to | 611000 |
1871 | 611000 to | 913999 |
1872 | 914000 to | 963999 |
1873 | 964000 to | 1349999 |
1874 | 1350000 to | 1914999 |
1875 | 1915000 to | 2034999 |
1876 | 2350000 to | 2154999 |
1877 | 2155000 to | 2764999 |
1878 | 2765000 to | 2924999 |
1879 | 2925000 to | 3679999 |
1880 | 3680000 to | 3939999 |
1881 | 3940000 to | 4889999 |
1882 | 4890000 to | 5483999 |
1883 | 5494000 to | 6004999 |
1884 | 6005000 to | 6524999 |
1885 | 6525000 to | 7046499 |
1886 | 7046500 to | 7471599 |
1887 | 7471600 to | 7918999 |
1888 | 7919000 to | 8615499 |
1889 | 8615500 to | 9436999 |
1890 | 9437000 to | 9809999 |
1891 | 9810000 to | 10629999 |
1892 | 10630000 to | 11338999 |
1893 | 11339000 to | 11913499 |
1894 | 11913500 to | 12475499 |
1895 | 12475500 to | 13387999 |
1896 | 13388000 to | 14047999 |
1897 | 14048000 to | 14919999 |
1898 | 14920000 to | 15811499 |
1899 | 15811500 to | 16831099 |
Years |
Notes |
Letter Prefix |
1900 |
N
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1901 |
L
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1902 & 1903 |
K
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1904 & 1905 |
B
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1906 & 1907 |
H
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1908 & 1909 |
D
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1910 to 1924 |
G
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1924 to 1926 |
AA
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1926 to 1928 |
AB
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1928 to 1930 |
AC
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1930 to 1935 |
AD
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1935 to 1938 |
AE
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1938 to 1941 |
AF
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1941 to 1947 |
AG
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1947 to 1948 |
AH
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1948 to 1950 |
AJ
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1950 to 1952 |
AK
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1952 to 1955 |
AL
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1955 to 1959 |
AM
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1959 to 1964 |
AN
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1964 |
AP
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1966 to 1968 |
AR
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Years |
Notes |
Letter Prefix |
1900 | (January to June only) |
M
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July 1900 to Dec 1901 |
P
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1902 & 1903 |
R
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1904 & 1905 |
J
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1906 & 1907 | *100 "S" machines made in Podolsk |
S
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1908 |
V
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1909 | detailed records lost for this serial number set |
X
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1910 to Nov 1920 |
F
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Dec 1920 to July 1935 |
Y
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Oct 1935 to Jan 1937 |
EA
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Feb 1937 to Jan 1939 |
EB
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Feb 1939 to Dec 1940 |
EC
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Jan 1941 to Apr 1947 |
ED
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Apr 1947 to Feb 1949 |
EE
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Mar 1949 to Sep 1950 |
EF
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Sep 1950 to Dec 1951 |
EG
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Dec 1951 to Jun 1953 |
EH
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Jun 1953 to Nov 1954 |
EJ
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Nov 1954 to Jan 1956 |
EK
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Jan to Dec 1956 |
EL
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Dec 1956 to Dec 1957 |
EM
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Jan 1958 to Feb 1959 |
EN
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Feb 1959 to Mar 1960 |
EP
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Mar to Oct 1960 |
ER
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Oct 1960 to Oct 1961 |
ES
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Oct 1961 to Dec 1962 |
ET
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Dec 1962 to July 1964 |
EV
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1964 to 1965 |
EX
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EW-000001 to EW-005230 1960 EW-005231 to EW-020180 1961 EW-020181 to EW-024830 1962 EW-024831 to EW-030680 1963 EW-030681 to EW-038630 1964 EW-038631 to EW-045210 1965 |
EW
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Beginning 1965 (records lost) |
FA to FY
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(records lost) |
GA to GY
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Wittenberge factory, Prussia, Germany
Years |
Notes |
Serial |
1904 |
C1 to C48200
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1905 | ||
A - Podolsk, Russia
C - Wittenberge, (Prussia) Germany
E - Podolsk, Russia
S*- Podolsk, Russia (*100 "S" machines made in Podolsk)
T - Podolsk, Russia
W - Bridgeport, Connecticut USA
CA to CY - Bogota, Colombia
DA to DY - Karachi, Pakistan
HA to HY - Istanbul, Turkey
JA to JE - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (St Johns)
KA to KY -Buenos Aires, Argentina
LA to LY - Taytay, Philippines
NL - Taichung, Taiwan
SA, SB, etc - Bonnieres, France
PA etc - Karlsruhe, Germany (formerly Haid & Neu) 1954
TA etc - Utsunomiya, Japan (formerly Pine)
VA, VB, etc - Penrith , Australia 1959 to 1967