identify old singer sewing machine models

Here are a few free, downloadable manuals for the model 66:Ĭreate an account or login in order to post a comment. I have given all the relevant links - remember I am no expert in this, but I struggled to find decent information and I am just trying to make it a bit easier for you. You might never run across another Singer that looks exactly like yours in every detail (i.e., portable, solid wheel, motorized, stitch length knob, Lotus decal set) however, now that you know a bit more about it, you could search Google Images using various search criteria, e.g., 'Singer moLotus.' If you are trying to identify a year and model for your treadle or handcrank singer sewing machine, let me tell you how I identified my girl. Singer model 66 machines are not particularly rare, because it was a very successful model, and they produced it for a long time: Per sewing machine expert Alex Askaroff, the H series of serial numbers were all made at Singer's Elizabethport, New Jersey factory:Īnd yes, dav2no1 is also correct about the decal set being 'Lotus,' AKA 'Egyptian':

It would have taken the factory awhile to work its way through that block of 25K number, so it's possible that some of them didn't roll off the line until 1907: You will find the model number on the front panel of machines manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s. I say 'circa,' because per Singer's records, that serial number (H465214) was one of a block of 25,000 serial numbers (440701 - 465700) allotted to a specific Singer factory on June 18, 1906, and they were all model 66 (so dav2no1 was correct about that as well). Find Your Model Find Your Model 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.

You (and dav2no1) are correct in that this machine was produced circa 1906. Singer Sewing Machine, Lotus Design, Model 66, 1906

Identify old singer sewing machine models