The ISMACS News Guide to Singer Ornamentation Sets
Decals for domestic Singers
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DETAILS
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MACHINES
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Gilt and Mother-of-pearl Floral |
"Family" or "Turtleback" (1856 to 1859)
Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M) |
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Floral variant |
"Family" or "Turtleback" (1856 to 1859)
Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M) |
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Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl Floral |
"Letter A Family" 1859 to c.1865
Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
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"Acanthus leaves"
'Gold' with occasional red and green.
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Class 12 "New Family"; 13 "Medium"
c.1880 to 1890
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"Acanthus leaves"
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Class 12; 13
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Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant |
Class 12
Photos:
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Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant |
Class 12 [1885] |
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Gilt and Mother-of-Pearl variant |
Class 12
Photos:
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Mother-of-Pearl variant |
New Family
Photos:
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"Large Roses" |
Class 12
Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M)
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"Scrolls and Roses"
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V.S.2; I.M.; |
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"Scrolls and Roses" variant |
15;
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"Scrolls and Roses" variant (small roses)
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27
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"Scrolls and Roses" variant (small roses) |
28 28k 1894 |
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"Scrolls and Roses" variant20th century revival for budget/export models. |
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Feathery scrolls?For a very small machine - printed 8 sets per double crown (20" x 30") sheet. |
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'Painted' Daisies |
Improved Family (IF) |
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'Painted' Potentilla/Apple Blossom? |
IF (electric) c.1889/90
Photos: West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Museums (WDL&M) |
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'Painted' Dog Rose, Cornflowers and Rock Rose (?)
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VS3/28 c.1890
Photos:
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'Painted' Roses and Daisies |
VS3/28 c.1890
Photos:
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'Painted' Rock Roses and Primroses, Orange Blossom(?), etc. |
VS3/28 c.1890 |
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'Painted' Red and White Roses |
VS2 c.1890
Photos:
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'Painted' Red and White Roses |
VS2 1889
Photos:
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'Painted' roses - white and pink |
IF; 27 |
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'Painted' Red and Cream Roses and Daisies |
VS2 c.1890 |
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'Painted' Pink and White Roses, daisies, etc. |
VS3/28
c.1890s
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Coloured Roses and Daisies |
28
Photo: Richard Spencer |
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Roses and mescalin? |
VS2 c.1890
Photos:
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Wild Roses |
Improved Family 1884
Photos:
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"Ottoman carnations"(Designed by George A. Squire) |
Class 12 c.1885 to 1903 |
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"Dogwood" |
27 1894
Photos:
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"Ottoman Carnations" variantBased on the same elements, but distinctly different designs. |
28 1890s
Photos:
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"Ottoman Carnations" variant |
"High Arm Family"; IF; 1885/6
Photos:
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"Ottoman Carnations" variant |
48K
1900 to 1913
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Rococo-ish variant? |
48K
c. 1910
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"Rococo" |
128
c. 1910 to 1960
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"Persian"
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27 late 1890s
Photos:
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"Tiffany"
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15; 27; 28; 66; 115
c.1900 to c.1930
Photos:
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"Tiffany"
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27K
1897
Photos:
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"Victorian"
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VS2
Photos:
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"Victorian" (rectangular bed) |
VS2; 28; 128
c. 1885 to 1940
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"Sphinx", or "Memphis"
Officially
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27 1890s to 1950s |
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"Sphinx" variant
possibly a Singer
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Photos: WDL&M |
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"Sphinx" green variantOriginal artwork for decal sheet |
1956 |
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"Singer Transfer No 23 - Indian Sphinx"
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1956
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Floral |
Class 24 |
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Floral (variant) |
Class 24
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"Pheasant" |
15; 27; 128 c.1890 to c.1915
Photos:
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"Eagle" |
27 c.1890 to c.1915
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"Owl"
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15 1890s
Photos:
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"Red Eye"
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66- 1902 to 1923 (USA)
Photos:
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"Egyptian (green)"or "Lotus" |
66K
1907 to c.1920
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"Celtic knot" or
"Pearl"
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9W3 to 9W11 1908 to 1913
Photos: WDL&M |
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Curlicue |
30K 1912/13
Photos:
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Plain black/gold logo |
20 |
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"Wings" |
115 1912 to 1920s
Photo:
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"Celtic Swirl" |
128 (1930s to 40s)
Photos:
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"Feathers" |
15 1920s
Photos:
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"La Vencedora" |
128
1912 to c.1960
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"La Vencedora"Indian Star variant |
128 1912 to 1920s
Photos:
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"Wrought Iron" |
28 1920s
Photos:
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"RAF"(colloq.)
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15
c.1935 to c.1950s
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"Eye"
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99K
1950s
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"Eye" and Trefoils |
15 1930s to 1950s
Photos:
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"Eye" and Trapezoids |
15
c.1955 to 1960s
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"Knots and rectangles" |
Class 101
1920 to 1930s
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"Filigree" |
66, 99 1911 to 1940s |
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"Paperclips"
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201; 301
1935 to 1950s
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"Paperclips" variant |
201-2
1935 to c.1953
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"Prism" |
201; 221; 222 1953 to 1960s
Photos: Graham Forsdyke
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"Triangles"
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306, 319 1954 to 1962 |
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"Triangles"
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216G
Photos:
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"Celtic Knot" |
221
1940s to 1953
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"Wrinkle" finish, or "Godzilla"
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128-8 1930s
Photos:
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"Wrinkle" finish, or "Godzilla"
Ornamentation set:
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128; 66 1930s to 1940s
Photos:
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Logo Only |
191R
Photos:
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Two-Tone brown/tan |
185K, 301 |
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Black on 'Gold' |
98K |
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Black on Blue |
285K |
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Two-tone green |
319
Photos:
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Floral Abstract
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353 "Genie" & "Starlet" 1970s
Photos:
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Grey/White |
237
Photos:
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Two tone beige |
328
Photos:
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Beige |
412
Photos:
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Yellow/Cream |
513
Photos:
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