

In particular the size of the bed casting was increased and the hinges relocated, so that it was interchangeable with other Singers machines. Later, once the new management was established, several changes were made to the 9W to bring it more in line with other Singer models. These early machines had a W prefix to the their serial numbers. Initially the 9W’s were mechanically identical to the D9’s, presumably whilst they used up the stock of existing components, and to keep the factory busy whilst Singer assessed its future. It was not until the 1960's that Singer re-introduced square section pillars in the 239. The most instantly noticable feature of the model 9W is that it has a square section pillar rather than the normal round section pillar of other Singer models of the time.


After Singer bought the Wheeler & Wilson company in 1905 they kept production of the D9 going at the Bridgeport factory, but badged the machines as Singer model 9W. This is because it started off life as a Wheeler & Wilson model D9. Singer Sewing Machine Model 9W Singer Sewing InfoĪlthough most models of Singer sewing machines share some similarities, the model 9W is obviously completely different.
