Decal

Sphinx (or Memphis)

Official Singer name: 15 Sphinx

In use from 1886 up to 1959

In use for Classes:

15 (1896 - 1953)
27 (1891 - 1912)
127 (1912 - 1929)

Also called “Egyptian” decals, they first appeared in the 1890’s. They were used on the class 15 and class 27 up to the 1950’s.

Documented Machines

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Total n.: 56

Factories:

Bridgeport, Connecticut (USA)
Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)
Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)
Monza (Italy)
Podolsk (Russia)
St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)
Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)

Documented Classes:

15
27
127

Documented years: 1888 - 1950

Factories

Factory	Tot. Machines	Classes	Years
Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	25	15, 27	1897–1936
	24	15	1897–1936
	1	27	1905
Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	22	15, 27, 127	1888–1926
	18	27	1888–1907
	3	127	1918–1926
	1	15	1921
St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)	3	127	—
Monza (Italy)	2	15	—
	1	27	1904
Bridgeport, Connecticut (USA)	1	15	1950
Podolsk (Russia)	1	15	1911
Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	1	127	—

Classes

Class	Tot. Machines	Factories	Years
15	29	Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK) / Monza (Italy) / Bridgeport, Connecticut (USA) / Podolsk (Russia) / Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1897–1950
	24	Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1897–1936
	2	Monza (Italy)	—
	1	Bridgeport, Connecticut (USA)	1950
	1	Podolsk (Russia)	1911
	1	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1921
27	20	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK) /	1888–1907
	18	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1888–1907
	1	Kilbowie, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)	1905
	1		1904
127	7	St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada) / Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA) / Wittenberge, Prussia (Germany)	1918–1926
	3	St. John's Factory, Quebec (Canada)	—
	3	Elizabethport, New Jersey (USA)	1918–1926
	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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