Trying to get history and year of manufacture on white family rotary sewing machine serial#111558 and source of accessories thanks george e.

Hi, George!

According to information that's on the following site, yours would appear to be quite old and dating from the 1800's.

whites (http://www.treadleon.net/whitesm/whites.html)

Below, is a quote from that site.


White Numbers/Years

The White company (still in business) has some serial number records and will date machines. Their record and numbering system is/was not as organized as Singers, so there are some problems. However, we are assembling a record of known dates to provide a rough comparison ability.

The following White numbers were verified through the company. You will note that there are irregularities in the stated sequences. Neither we nor the company have any explanation for this. Hopefully, you can use the list for a quick check on the age of your White. If you call the Husqvarna/Viking/White company at 1-800-446-2333, they will date your machine for you.

VS - the White VS was introduced in 1876. Books credit it through the 1880's but White records show it continuing into the 1900's. VS I has round tension on upper arm. VS II came out in the 1880's. The tension was by means of a nut on the machine head, but had no dial. VS III came out in the 1890's and had the tension dial, similar to the FR models.

1163248 this number is from the 1800's. White records start in 1900
1368882 1903
1759040 1915
1800124 1919

There is quite a bit of other information on that site that would be worth checking out.

Thanks!