Decal

Tiffany (or Gingerbread)

In use from 1887 up to 1930

In use for Classes:

15
27
28
66
115

This design is known as Tiffany or Gingerbread.

There are two known variants of the Tiffany decal: what changes is the design under the logo metal badge. The earlier style has a triangle-shaped design under the logo badge; the more recent style has a "bird's nest" design below the logo badge, with such badge resting inside the "nest" or slightly raised higher up. No information about when the style changed.

Documented Machines

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Total n.: 97

Factories:

Documented Classes:

15
27
66
115

Documented years: 1887 - 1927

Singer decal set Tiffany (or Gingerbread)

Factories

Factory	Tot. Machines	Classes	Years
Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	85	15, 27, 66, 115	1894–1927
	52	27	1894–1910
	27	15	1904–1927
	4	115	1917–1920
	2	66	1916–1921
Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	5	15, 66	—
	4	15	—
	1	66	—
St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)	4	15	1910
Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	2	15, 115	1887–1910
	1	115	1887
	1	15	1910
No known factory	1	27	1899

Classes

Class	Tot. Machines	Factories	Years
27	53	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) /	1894–1910
	52	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1894–1910
	1	No known factory	1899
15	36	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada) / Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany) / Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1904–1927
	27	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1904–1927
	4	St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)	1910
	4	Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	—
	1	Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1910
115	5	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1887–1920
	4	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1917–1920
	1	Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1887
66	3	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	1916–1921
	2	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1916–1921
	1	Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	—

About the data shown here

The information here about the use of decals in factories and classes 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 and when and on which machines.

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.

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