> "One is a 1920s Singer. It’s super basic, doesn’t even have a reverse, but it’s bullet proof." That goes for much earlier models too. Recently, during a fac

> "One is a 1920s Singer. It’s super basic, doesn’t even have a reverse, but it’s bullet proof." That goes for much earlier models too. Recently, during a factory clean-up, I came across a Singer that predates yours by some 50 years—it was made in the early 1870s—1874 to be precise—and it too was built out of cast iron and made to last seemingly for ever (it was still quite functional). Incidentally, you can tell the date of your Singer easily by by checking the many Singer serial number databases on the Web. Here's a couple to start with: http://www.sewingshop.com/dateyourmachine.aspx http://www.sewingshop.com/dateyourmachine.aspx https://sewalot.com/dating_singer_sewing_machine_by_serial_number.htm https://sewalot.com/dating_singer_sewing_machine_by_serial_n...