Few people realize that the sewing machine has been around for a long time, and Davis started manufacturing these machines during the 1860s. The line was made for Sears by the Davis Sewing Machine Company of Watertown, N.Y., which later moved to Dayton, Ohio. But before Sears started using the Kenmore label, it used other brand names, including Minnesota Sewing Machine - the designation found on the item in today's question. A: The brand name Kenmore means Sears and Roebuck to most American consumers. What can you tell me about it, and what is its value?
MINNESOTA A SEWING MACHINE MANUAL RAR
That Iron Taste Marika Hackman Rar File here. I remember hearing that she paid $30 for it when it was new. What can you tell me about it, and what is its value? Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson/SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Q: I am enclosing pictures of a sewing machine once belonging to my mother. TREASURES IN YOUR ATTIC Q: I am enclosing pictures of a sewing machine once belonging to my mother. Johns, Newfoundland Canada KA to KY - Buenos Aires, Argentina LA to LY - Taytay, Philippines MA to MY - Monza, Italy NA to NC - Anderson, South Carolina USA ND to NY - Taichung, Taiwan PA to PY - Karlsruhe, Germany RA to RY - Campinas, Brazil SA to SN - Bonnieres, France SP to SY - Lima, Peru TA to TY - Utsunomiya, Japan VA to VY - Penrith, NSW Australia WA to WY - Santiago, Chile YA to YY - Queretare, Mexico.
MINNESOTA A SEWING MACHINE MANUAL SERIAL NUMBERS
After 1900, the machine serial numbers have a single or two-letter prefix.įactory Locations by Prefix Letters: AA to AT - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA BA to BY - Elizabeth, New Jersey USA CA to CY - Bogota, Colombia DA to DY - Karachi, Pakistan EA to EY - Clydebank, Scotland FA to FY - Clydebank, Scotland GA to GY - Clydebank, Scotland HA to HY - Istanbul, Turkey JA to JE - St. Serial numbers on Singer sewing machines manufactured prior to 1900 are numbers only. Because we have not been able to locate the log books, serial numbers for the years 1851 to 1870 are not available at this time. The manufacture dating provided here on our Web site is reproduced from the original Company register number log books. 1 Davis Serial Numbers 2 Vertical Feed Machines 3 Vibrating.ĭate Your Singer Sewing Machine Singer Sewing Machines were first manufactured in 1851.
History from 'The Growth of a century: as illustrated in the history of Jefferson county, New York from 1793 to 1894' by Haddock (1894) describing early Davis history and reasons for leaving Watertown.