May 16, 2019 National Sewing Machine Company. Identification is sometimes difficult because many different machines across the range were sold under the Eldredge. Singer may be the name most associated with sewing machines, but the company's. Typically, the letters 'FR' at the beginning of a machine's serial number. National Sewing Machine Serial Numbers. I also have an Eldridge treadle with same markings, but mine does not have the National Sewing Machine Company badge and I don't see national anywhere. I am dying to know the age. My number on machine is 2031395 (the number 1 is not really clear, but that's my take on it). I just got it today and saw your blog about another treadle.
A short discussion concerning 'antique' sewing machine values, BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF SEWING MACHINES
Apron front covers the machine after it folds into itself. The Eldredge Sewing Machine Company and June Manufacturing of Chicago were consolidated by National Sewing Machine, which moved to New York in 1890. Although your machine appears rusty, it drops into the top and is covered by the fur-niture’s apron, which makes it a more versatile.
Common Full Size Antique Sewing Machines
We do not buy, sell, or deal in most later treadle sewing machines. We never buy, sell or deal in electric sewing machines by any maker that are in pieces of furniture or cabinets. Beyond the info found below we cannot help you with them, we do not have further info on them, and can not comment on the value of specific sewing machines. Please read down the page!!
This time Eldredge chose a company that already had sewing- machine experience. It was founded by F. June in 1879 and produced a Singer-clone machine under the name of Jennie June. As part of the deal, the two companies co-existed for a time but with Eldredge becoming vice president of June. Home Series Serial Numbers Singer Sewing Machine Company Series Serial NumbersSinger Sewing Machine Serial Number Database. Singer Sewing Machine Serial Number Database When was my sewing machine made? What model do I have? Singer has recently pulled some of their dating and identification information from their website.
A good rule of thumb for determining the desirability of an early sewing machine (pre-1880) is its serial number. A sewing machine by any maker with a serial number of 500 or less would be considered early, desirable and pretty rare. Low serial numbers by more obscure makers would be even better. At the left is an example of a sewing machine called the Ne Plus with serial # 21. It dates from the mid 1850's. Note how different it looks from later sewing machines. To see many other examples of early sewing machines go to my Past Sales Archives on our sister website www.AntiqBuyer.com. Those are the type and style sewing machines we seek. To see more common machines keep reading. Any sewing machine with a serial # above 50,000 would be considered 'Late' and relatively common. In other words, your Wheeler & Wilson #9, White, Singer, Domestic, Wilcox & Gibbs, etc. 'antique' sewing machine, or any other sewing machine with a serial number in the 6 or 7 digit range, is considered late and relatively common. The machine may date from 1880, and does have some value, but it would almost always be as a decorator item and not as a collectible with a steady demand and known value from sewing machine collectors. To the right and just below are two pictures of typical looking treadle sewing machines. Note the standard looking shape or form of the main body or head on these machines. Sewing machines like this typically date from the late 1870's and up until the 1930's or later. Names such as the Standard, Jones, White, Eldredge, Domestic, New Home, Princess, Franklin, Household, Free, Westinghouse, Remington, Greybar, Minnesota, later Singer Models, and many others are examples of later machines that are generally not in great demand and thus not very desirable or valuable to a sewing machine collector. The main distributors of this style of machine would pick or choose whatever name suited them or their goals for that year. Hence names like Household, Favorite, Remington, Winchester, Domestic, Minnesota, Alliance, Victory, Perfection, Ajax, etc. Large companies like Sears or Montgomery Wards and other large regional distributors would also use famous peoples names in an effort to promote their sewing machines any given year. And so you can also find machines with names like Washington, Lincoln, Franklin, Edison, and others on machines that are pretty much exactly the same. At other times they picked Patriotic names like Victory, or Defiance, Alliance, or whatever. This was typical right after WWI, or the Spanish American War. The large sewing machine makers sold their standard machines to different distributers / companies to be sold as that firm's house brands---with whatever name that distributer wanted. There is NO extra value or importance in a NAME you do not recognize on a LATER sewing machine. That you can find no published information on a later sewing machine with what seems to you to be an unusual name does not mean it is rare and valuable, it means it is so unimportant that nobody has ever bothered to write or publish anything about it.
Appraisal / Valuation Information
for Later Vintage Sewing Machines These later treadle sewing machines do have a value - to someone. I have seen appraisals for, and price tags on, common treadle sewing machines like the ones pictured and named above as high as $4,000. I have also seen them sell at auction for as low as $10. Their true value is in the eye of the beholder, be that the buyer or seller. In most cases the true value of later common sewing machines is much closer to the bottom than the top. Later Full Size Electric Sewing Machines We are NOT interested in buying, and never deal in, later typical looking electric sewing machines that date from after 1900 EXCEPT the Model 221 or 222 Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines. To find approx. values for other later electric sewing machines by other makers simply go to eBay and run a few searches there in completed sales. There will be hundreds of similar looking machines listed there. About Antique Sewing Machines To learn about, and see many antique sewing machines we do buy, sell, and deal in please visit our sister website www.AntiqBuyer.com and visit the sewing related pages you will find there. At that site there are past sales archives, with pics, prices and general info about many good sewing machines, both full size and toy sewing machines. You can view our current inventory of sewing machines offered for sale by following the links found in the left hand column of this website. Thanks & enjoy. * * * * We Sell Antiques! * * * *
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Page Treadle Sewing Machines Information
I have a Eldredge treadle. It was gifted to me in '09 after my bf's grandmother passed. It has sat around all these years and I've finally overcome my fear and decided to restore the treadle.
My question is this. I can't seem to find any information on when she was made or where for that matter. It does have a serial number 1311592, but nothing else. It has a decal on the front of the arm that says, 'The Eldredge' and on the back of the arm it says, 'Improved Eldredge B'. I've researched a lot and every image I seem to pull up doesn't match my treadle. I've found manuals a plenty of another Improved Eldredge, it's similar, but not at all exact.
I would just like to get a date because I want to set up a memory book with his late grandmother and great grandmother and any information I can find about this particular model. So that when it's not in use (I do plan to use it) this memory book and pics of the grandmothers can rest on top.
So any info on a possible date would be so greatly appreciated.
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November 7, 20180 found this helpful
In June of 1890, Eldridge was consolidated with the National Sewing Machine Company. Your machine is at least that old. ismacs.net/.../from_eldredge_to_national_to_janome...
November 7, 20180 found this helpful
Perhaps this blog can help! Maybe the author has additional sources.
Your idea is lovely! It is so sweet to preserve history like this!!
November 8, 20180 found this helpful
There is a lot of information about the Eldredge and National Sewing Machines but not a lot of actual information that makes it possible for just 'anyone' to date one of these machines.
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November 9, 20180 found this helpful
I think for your purposes you can safely put 1890's and it will be great. You can also put in a note re the manufacturer and how important the sewing machine was to the development of society in ways that we completely overlook nowadays
May 18, 20200 found this helpful
Mcmclung, It appears I have a machine identical to yours, although mine shows more use. Were you ever able to pinpoint a date of manufacture?
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