Singer 115 and 115J Sewing Machines

It would appear that the 115 was introduced as a replacement for the 9W7 when it was decided that the Bridgeport factory would cease producing domestic models after 1912. When Singer took over the Wheeler & Wilson Bridgeport factory in 1905, they initially continued to make old W&W model D9 badged as the Singer 9W. As the stock of W&W parts was used up, they 'Singerised' the design to become the 9W7.

The 115 machines were clearly based on the 9W7 design with a rotary hook mechanism, but with peripheral features borrowed from the class 15 models. They used different bobbin cases that utilised the industrial 20U style of bobbins.

Most 115 machines were decorated with a decal pattern known as 'Gold Wings'.

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(Photo Courtsey of Tom Henderson)

Of the total of 321,657 made, 228,375 were made in the Elizabethport, New Jersey factory, with 53,282 model 115J's also made in the St. John’s factory in Canada.

Model 115 Elizabethport Serial Numbers

From Number To Number Quantity Date
       
G 2122001 G 2124000 2000 20 June 1912
G 2328401 G 2329400 1000 7 September 1912
G 2487001 G 2488500 1500 26 November 912
G 2727501 G 2729500 2000 6 January 1913
G 2742951 G 2745950 3000 19 February 1913
G 2938001 G 2941000 3000 24 April 1913
G 3080401 G 3085400 5000 24 June 1913
G 3264001 G 3269000 5000 17 September 1913
G 3314001 G 3317000 3000 12 November 1913
G 3364501 G 3369500 5000 10 December 1913
G 3424951 G 3429950 5000 4 February 1914
G 3497676 G 3502675 5000 18 March 1914
G 3599476 G 3604475 5000 28 April 1914
G 3693601 G 3703600 10000 10 June 1914
G 3797826 G 3799825 2000 15 September 1914
G 3827501 G 3828500 1000 4 November 1914
G 3841076 G 3841350 275 8 December 1914
G 3891501 G 3893500 2000 29 December 1914
G 3946601 G 3948600 2000 9 March 1915
G 3983251 G 3988250 5000 26 April 1915
G 4087051 G 4092050 5000 29 June 1915
G 4161676 G 4166675 5000 31 August 1915
G 4196316 G 4199315 3000 19 October 1915
G 4224241 G 4226740 2500 8 November 1915
G 4240416 G 4241415 1000 8 December 1915
G 4322016 G 4332015 10000 14 December 1915
G 4520441 G 4530440 10000 2 March 1916
G 4663716 G 4673715 10000 3 May 1916
G 4814941 G 4824940 10000 25 July 1916
G 4885271 G 4895279 10000 20 September 1916
G 5094461 G 5104460 10000 3 December 1916
G 5267636 G 5272635 5000 20 February 1917
G 5385636 G 5390635 5000 26 April 1917
G 5464036 G 5469035 5000 21 June 1917
G 5731096 G 5736095 5000 20 September 1917
G 5804306 G 5809305 5000 30 November 1917
G 6003106 G 6008105 5000 6 February 1918
G 6129456 G 6134455 5000 27 March 1918
G 6220160 G 6225160 5000 29 May 1918
G 6364396 G 6369395 5000 26 July 1918
G 6493096 G 6498095 5000 9 October 1918
G 6632171 G 6637170 5000 2 January 1919
G 6898621 G 6903620 5000 11 March 1919
G 7048701 G 7053700 5000 23 May 1919
G 7197801 G 7202800 5000 15 July 1919
G 7290676 G 7300675 10000 28 August 1919
G 7548226 G 7550225 2000 2 December 1919
G 7607951 G 7612950 5000 24 December 1919
G 7827576 G 7832575 5000 11 February 1920
G 7986401 G 7991400 5000 7 April 1920
G 8110226 G 8115225 5000 9 June 1920
G 8365976 G 8375975 10000 14 September 1920
G 8528051 G 8533050 5000 7 January 1921
G 8771031 G 8774030 3000 18 May 1921
G 8932101 G 8934100 2000 31 August 1921

Model 115J St. John’s Serial Numbers

From Number To Number Quantity Date
       
G 3793226 G 3797225 4000 21 August 1914
G 4048251 G 4053250 5000 21 April 1915
G 4717641 G 4719640 2000 12 June 1916
G 4948471 G 4950470 2000 20 October 1916
G 5134511 G 5142010 7500 8 January 1917
G 5573236 G 5583235 10000 19 July 1917
G 6665371 G 6675370 10000 9 January 1919
G 8620551 G 8625550 5000 28 January 1921
G 3793226 G 3797225 4000 21 August 1914
G 9037301 G 9042300 5000 26 September 1921
G 9995231 G 9998116 2882 4 May 1923