PPS: If you missed this sweetie’s story or want to see more photos you can check out my previous post here. Update: All vintage sewing machine related links are now here. PS: all the above links have been added to my Online Resources page for future reference Keep your fingers crossed, one day she will sew again! So I think that means my machine is a 201K-3 (because it definitely has an external motor and belt drive) but the good thing is I managed to find a free pdf manual and even a wiring diagram which means her days of sitting in the corner and gathering dust are numbered. Elias Howe and Isaac Singer made the first. The first machine patent went to Thomas Saint in 1770. 201-2 (geared machine with potted motor, mostly made in USA), The look and the development of sewing machines have evolved greatly over the last century.These commercial sewing machines were built in Orson C. The sub-models for those who are interested are: For his first patent model, Isaac Singer submitted a commercial sewing machine. This machine was originally called the Jenny Lind after the famous Swedish singer. This lock-stitch machine is one of the first built by Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) in accordance with his patent of 1851. Then I discovered ISMACS International (International Sewing Machine Collectors Society) and their Singer Sewing Machine Serial Number Database, which not only confirmed her as 201K but also told me she was one of 60, 000 made 26 February 1954.Ī little bit more online snooping taught me that the ‘K’ stands for Singer’s Kilbowie factory in Scotland but mechanically all 201’s are more or less the same and the picture I saw above is most likely a post-1954 model which got a re-styled body and new paint job. Example of original pattern Singer sewing machine of 1851, made c.

Singer sewing machines dates