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The ISMACS News Guide to Singer Ornamentation Sets

Decals for domestic Singers

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DECALS
DETAILS
MACHINES
turtleback decals floral

Gilt and Mother-of-pearl Floral

"Family" or "Turtleback"

(1856 to 1859)

 

Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
Turtleback 2

Floral variant

"Family" or "Turtleback"

(1856 to 1859)

 

Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
Letter a decal mother of pearl floral

Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl Floral

"Letter A Family"

1859 to c.1865

 

Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
acanthus leaves decal

"Acanthus leaves"

'Gold' with occasional red and green.

Class 12 "New Family"; 13 "Medium"

c.1880 to 1890
12k acanthus variant

"Acanthus leaves"
variant
Class 12; 13
mother of peearl

Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant

Class 12

 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
mother of pearl

Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant

Class 12

[1885]
mother of pearl

Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant
 Class 12

 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
mother of pearl

Mother-of-Pearl variant
 New Family

 

Photos:
David Selby
roses cariant

"Large Roses"

Class 12

 

Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)

 
roses and scrolls

"Scrolls and Roses"

 

V.S.2; I.M.;
Singer Scrolls and Roses Decals

"Scrolls and Roses" variant

15;
scrolls roses varoant

"Scrolls and Roses" variant (small roses)

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee variant

27


Photo: Lee King
scrolls roses varoant

"Scrolls and Roses" variant (small roses)

28 28k

1894
scrols roses decal sheet

"Scrolls and Roses" variant

20th century revival for budget/export models.
scrolls decals sheet 20th C.

Feathery scrolls?

For a very small machine - printed 8 sets per double crown (20" x 30") sheet.
painted daisies decals

'Painted' Daisies

Improved Family (IF)
painted flowers

'Painted' Potentilla/Apple Blossom?

IF (electric)

c.1889/90

 

Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
cornflower

'Painted' Dog Rose, Cornflowers and Rock Rose (?)

VS3/28

c.1890

 

Photos:
WDL&M
Painted Roses and Daisies

'Painted' Roses and Daisies

VS3/28

c.1890

 

Photos:
WDL&M
primroses decals

'Painted' Rock Roses and Primroses, Orange Blossom(?), etc.

VS3/28

c.1890
red roses decals

'Painted' Red and White Roses

VS2

c.1890

 

Photos:
London Sewing
Machine Museum
red roses decals

'Painted' Red and White Roses

VS2

1889

 

Photos:
David Selby
pink white roses

'Painted' roses - white and pink

IF; 27
red roses and daisies

'Painted' Red and Cream Roses and Daisies

VS2

c.1890
Painted Floral Singer Decals

'Painted' Pink and White Roses, daisies, etc.

VS3/28

c.1890s
Singer Model 28 Coloured Roses and Daisies

Coloured Roses and Daisies

28

 

 

Photo: Richard Spencer
Singer Rose Decals

Roses and mescalin?

VS2

c.1890

 

Photos:
WDL&M
Wild Roses

Wild Roses

Improved Family

1884

 

Photos:
David Selby
ottoman carnations

"Ottoman carnations"

(Designed by George A. Squire)

Class 12

c.1885 to 1903
ottoman carnations

"Dogwood"

27

1894


 

Photos:
David Selby
ottoman carnations

"Ottoman Carnations" variant

Based on the same elements, but distinctly different designs.

28

1890s


 

Photos:
Martin Gregory
ottoman carnations high arm family

"Ottoman Carnations" variant

"High Arm Family"; IF;

1885/6

 

Photos:
Lee King
ottoman carnations

"Ottoman Carnations" variant

48K

1900 to 1913
odd 48k decals

Rococo-ish variant?

48K

c. 1910
rococo decal

"Rococo"

128

c. 1910 to 1960
persian decals

"Persian"

27

late 1890s

 


 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
tiffany decal

"Tiffany"
or
"Gingerbread"

15; 27; 28; 66; 115

c.1900 to c.1930


 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
queen voctoria juboilee decals

"Tiffany"
or
"Gingerbread"

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee variant

27K

1897

 

Photos:
London Sewing
Machine Museum
victorian

"Victorian"
(fiddle bed)

VS2

 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark

 
victorian decals

"Victorian" (rectangular bed)

VS2; 28; 128

c. 1885 to 1940
sphinx

"Sphinx", or "Memphis"

Officially
#15 (Sphinx)

27

1890s to 1950s
odd singer sphinx

"Sphinx" variant

possibly a Singer
clone held for
litigatation purposes

 

 

 

 

 

Photos: WDL&M
green sphinx decal sheet

"Sphinx" green variant

Original artwork for decal sheet

1956
indian Sphinx

"Singer Transfer No 23 - Indian Sphinx"

Decal sheet

 1956
24 floral

Floral

Class 24
class 24 floral 2

Floral (variant)

Class 24
[24-2 shown]

 

Photos:
Mike Anderson
Singer Pheasant Decals

"Pheasant"

15; 27; 128

c.1890 to c.1915

 

Photos:
WDL&M
Singer Eagle Decals

"Eagle"

27

c.1890 to c.1915

 
owl decal

"Owl"

15

1890s

 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
red eye

"Red Eye"
or "Red Head"
(colloq.)

Officially "Scroll (red)"

66-

1902 to 1923 (USA)


 

Photos:
Sammie Simpson
lotus

"Egyptian (green)"

or "Lotus"

66K

1907 to c.1920
celtic knot

"Celtic knot" or

"Pearl"

9W3 to 9W11

1908 to 1913


 

Photos: WDL&M
curlicue

Curlicue

30K

1912/13

 

 

Photos:
Mike Anderson
Singer 20 plain

Plain black/gold logo

20
wings

"Wings"

115

1912 to 1920s

 

Photo:
Pat Nordmark
celtic swirl

"Celtic Swirl"

 128 (1930s to 40s)

 

Photos:
Lee King
feathers decals

"Feathers"

 15

1920s


 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
la vencedora

"La Vencedora"

128

1912 to c.1960
la vencedora decal indian star variant

"La Vencedora"

Indian Star variant

128

1912 to 1920s


 

Photos:
Pat Nordmark
wrought iron decals

"Wrought Iron"

28

1920s

 

Photos:
Diane Lowe
raf decal

"RAF"

(colloq.)

 

15

c.1935 to c.1950s
eye

"Eye"

99K

1950s
eye trefoil

"Eye" and Trefoils

15

1930s to 1950s

 

Photos:
Valerie Bradley
15M

"Eye" and Trapezoids

15

c.1955 to 1960s
knots and rectangles

"Knots and rectangles"

Class 101

1920 to 1930s
99 filigree

"Filigree"

66, 99

1911 to 1940s
paperclips decal

"Paperclips"

201; 301
and refurb. models

1935 to 1950s
201 decals

"Paperclips" variant

201-2

1935 to c.1953

"Prism"

 201; 221; 222

1953 to 1960s

Photos: Graham Forsdyke
Triangles

"Triangles"

 306, 319

1954 to 1962
s on bed

 "Triangles"
variant

216G

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
221 celtic

"Celtic Knot"

221

1940s to 1953
wrinkle finish or godzilla

"Wrinkle" finish, or "Godzilla"

"Paperclips" decal: Officially, #497 (gilt)

128-8

1930s

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
wrinkle finish 128-23

"Wrinkle" finish, or "Godzilla"

Ornamentation set:
#506 (Gilt)

128; 66

1930s to 1940s


 

Photos:
Valerie Bradley
Singer Model 191r, logo only decal

Logo Only

191R

 

 

Photos:
Ray Revette
teo tone brown

Two-Tone brown/tan

185K, 301
gold 98k

Black on 'Gold'

98K
blue 185k

Black on Blue

285K
319

Two-tone green

319

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
genie

Floral Abstract

353 "Genie" & "Starlet"

1970s

 

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
237 cream

Grey/White

237

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
328 beige

Two tone beige

328

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
412

Beige

412

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski
513

 Yellow/Cream

513

 

Photos:
Bernard Pokorski

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