Posted 2 years ago
jewellshere
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grandmas sewing machine would like to know more about it. Model No. AA701251 motor no. 4012767. works fine , with light also
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Looks pretty early in the 20th century. I love the gold work they did on the front. Some of the best gold work was the Egyptian symboled ones which got pretty elaborate.
Hi, jewellshere. :-)
It's so nice that you have your grandmother's sewing machine. <3
Judging from the condition of the decals on the bed, it looks like she put her machine to good use.
I don't know if you've read the FAQs here at Collectors Weekly Show & Tell, but here's a relevant quote from the current version:
*snip*
While an item’s value can certainly be a part of the conversation, Show & Tell is mostly a forum for communicating with other users to learn more about the pieces you own.
*snip*
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/answer-desk/whats-appropriate-on-show-and-tell
I myself usually stay away from the minefield of value.
If you need a value for insurance or estate purposes, there is another company under the Barnebys corporate umbrella that does appraisals:
https://www.valuemystuff.com/us/appraisal
However, it isn't free, so you might instead want to consider the advice of one of the experts at the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMACS) website:
https://ismacs.net/sewing_machine_articles/how_much_is_my_sewing_machine_worth.html\
In order to assess its worth yourself, you might first want to learn more about your grandmother's sewing machine, which is something that I can help you with.
Per the serial number tables at ISMACS, serial number AA701251 was one of a block of 15,000 consecutive serial numbers ([AA]700361 through [AA]715360) that was allotted by the central office to Singer's Elizabethport factory.
All were destined to be stamped into the beds of model 99 sewing machine heads, probably some time between the allotment date of their block (October 22 1925), and that of the next block of serial numbers destined for model 99 machines (January 20 1926):
AA- 700361 715360 99 15000 October 22 1925
AA- 855511 870510 99 15000 January 20 1926
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-aa-series-serial-numbers.html
ELIZABETHPORT
AA series 1924 1926
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer_dating_by_serial_number.html
The decal set on your grandmother's machine looks like Filigree:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/decals/decal04
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/decals/domestics/filigree.html
I can't tell what the face plate on your grandmother's machine looks like, but here is a gallery of them for you to browse:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_faceplates
The closest model of portable case I could find is for one with a knee controller:
201 PORTABLE CASE
Base and cover for electric knee controller
For machines 99K
Available in Oak (AVTAL), Walnut (AVTEM), Nyssa (AVTIN)
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/tables
Your grandmother's machine looks like it has a foot controller; however, I see a little 'divot' in the right hand side of the front where a knee controller lever would be inserted, so it's probably the same basic model.
About the Singer model 99:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/99k
Judging from the description, your grandmother's machine is probably a 99-16 or 19-17 submodel.
I couldn't find a free soft copy of a user manual for one of those submodels, but here is a free soft copy of the user's manual for the 99-13:
https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/singer-portable-electric-sewing-machine-manual-99-13.pdf
About the Elizabethport factory:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/elizabethport
https://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-1/
https://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-2/
In case I'm forgetting something, here is my collection of vintage sewing machine links:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/285089-help-for-vintage-sewing-machines
However, it's a lot to sift through, so if you have questions, just ask them here in a comment on your post.
Hi again, jewellshere. :-)
This isn't really precise, but I totalled up all of the serial numbers that had been allotted for model 99 sewing machine heads that are in all of the ISMACS serial number tables.
Some of the blocks had been allotted for multiple model numbers, e.g., models 99 and 185; or models 99, 185, and 192, so all I could do there was to divide the totals for those groups by two or three before adding them in with the rest.
What I got was 4,502,097. Four and a half million might sound like a lot, but for perspective, the grand total of all serial numbers for which ISMACS has records is over ninety-six million.