I found an old sewing machine but dont know the year

[constantine85]

I found an old sewing machine but don't know the year

Can anyone tell me the year and if it could be worth anything? Still works and it good shape.

 

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[duggap]

I can remember my Mother using one like that back in the 1950s. Which makes me think they are probably older than that.

 

[Rawhide]

I would buy it if your were local. They are old, and I forget how to date them. On a thought, my grandfather actually holds a patent on the automatic sewing machine amoung others.

 

[Red James Cash]

Sewing machines are basically a dime a dozen unless in pristine condition,their worth is in if they work or not.There may be exceptions.I stay away from two things,sewing machines and things advertised as being collectible.

 

[constantine85]

Well my father's cleaning off the dust n stuff but everything still works perfectly even has the original kit n string n needles too lol. How much you think an antique shop would give. I tried looking online for sunray but they must have been rare can't find any info

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

It looks like one my grandmother had, but I think hers was a Singer, try searching for Singers sewing machine.
I want to say around $100 to $150, if you can find someone willing to give you that.
I saw a female reporter years ago in Afghanistan interviewing women(before al qaeda got real bad there), and everyone of them had an old old sewing machines. Made me think, I wish we could make cars that would last as long as a sewing machine!

 

[Red James Cash]

Here go constantine

https://www.google.com/search?q=sun...la:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb

 

[cw0909]

constantine from looking through this site, im guessing your machine is a
vibrating shuttle, treadle sewing machine, maybe the person can help ID
yours too, when you fold the machine back under, look for more #s under
it, i see a # in the jpeg too, im not sure why but my Gma never bought an
electric machine she preferred the treadle.

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[constantine85]

This is what we found under it

 

[tamrock]

Sewing machines are basically a dime a dozen unless in pristine condition,their worth is in if they work or not.There may be exceptions.I stay away from two things,sewing machines and things advertised as being collectible.

Yep! Hard to toss a good working sewing machine out no mater how old it is. I have see the old table part re-purposed into maybe a side table. That gives them new life with a nice old look.

 

[constantine85]

Here it is all cleaned up and running





Antique sunray sewing machine:

 

[david680]

Sewing machines are basically a dime a dozen unless in pristine condition,their worth is in if they work or not.There may be exceptions.I stay away from two things,sewing machines and things advertised as being collectible.

But....but.....what about all those things they advertise on TV that they say are collectible and at only 3 times the actual value?

 

[cw0909]

it might be hard to find your machine maker, nice vid love it still works
Frequently Asked Questions

 

[mojjax]

Here's an ad for some in a book I have .

 

[austin]

Generally dates 1890 to 1930 or so, give or take a few years. Pristine singers go for $150-200 on a really good day, yours ? maybe $75-$125. They are not rare(sorry) and really have much less value than I stated. Problem is people see them in nearly every antique store or show and don't want to pay the price that is generally asked. They know they will see others and at a cheaper price. Good luck...

 

[constantine85]

Ty guys I really appreciate all the info and help

 

[piegrande]

My wife's grandma was sent to a sewing school in the state capitol here in Mexico in 1910. She also bought her a new Singer, which the s/n list shows was built in Elizabeth, NJ in 1910. All her life she made clothes, including men's suits and ties, and wedding dresses and more.

A few years ago, my wife's uncle asked her if she wanted it. She was first choice on the list. Oldest, also takes food to the uncle every morning.

She took it. I drove down with my Sienna and we laid it gently in the back. She cleaned and oiled it, and hemmed a bed sheet for the uncle.

I had bought her a new Toyota in downtown Mexico City a few years earlier. I bet that Toyota won't be working in 2110. It's all plastic.

An aunt has a Singer and it's s/n shows it was made in 1885, also in Elizabeth.

You can still buy a brand new treadle sewing machine in Mexico, but it won't be a Singer. Or, I should say just a few years ago, I saw them on sale in a store near our house in DF.

My daughter got all excited about those old Singers. I told her, do not ever ask to buy one of those old Singers. It is a family heirloom, and to try to buy it would be like a major insult.

In fact, we are old, and if I survive my wife, that old machine will not go to the USA. it will stay here in its home, with a certain neice who can pass it on in the future. Don't tell my daughter.