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185

In use from 1954 up to 1962

Recorded serial numbers: 317,519

Recorded factories:

Usage Information

  • Needle size: 15x1

Domestic machines, revised electric version of the Class 99. 3/4 sized, usually tan/brown or green in color. In 1963, this class was replaced by Class 285, that looked almost identical, except for a different underbed mechanism.

Documented Machines

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Total n.: 13

Factories:

Documented years: 1958 - 1962

Singer class 185

Table of contents

Factories

FactoryTot. MachinesDecalsYears
Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)317,505—1958–1962
Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)10—1961
St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)4—1954–1959

Decals

No documented decals found for this class, yet.

Manuals and Lists of Spare Parts

Manuals

185

Model 185-3

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No lists of spare parts found for this class, yet.

About the data shown here

The information here about decals is based on “Documented Machines” currently recorded in our database. We currently do not have an official Singer source about which decals were in use where, when and on which machines.

The information about factories and serials, instead, is based on the official Singer factory records that survived, plus the “Documented machines” we could verify.

Our dataset is continuously growing as new machines are documented and shared by collectors and researchers. As a result, the details presented here should be considered indicative and may be updated over time.

Contributions are very welcome: if you own or know of a vintage Singer machine, please feel free to submit information via the form or contact us to help improve and expand this research.

Do you want instead to identify your Singer sewing machine age and/or model? You can use our Singer Serial Number Database Lookup.

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