Sounds like you are well informed then and know about the confusion with Singer serial numbers.
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On Mar 17, 2023, at 4:18 PM, Tammy Tatum <tammy.tatum@...> wrote:
Yes, the Singer database will not help with dating a W&W machine even those manufactured after Singer purchased Wheeler and Wilson. Even with Singer machines it only give you a close approximation of the date of manufacture since the date is when the batch of serial numbers were release to the factory.
But the approximate date I gave was based on a warranty card for a D-9 purchased in early 1904. It had nothing to do with the Singer database. Since the serial number of her machine is not too many after the machine that I have documentation showing it was sold in early 1904, the year 1904 is a reasonable approximation. Which is why I said "about 1904" and gave the reasoning behind this approximation.
Tammy
