This is the Kenmore 158.1789280, a class 15 rotary hook sewing machine made by Jaguar/Maruzen in Taiwan for Kenmore in 1986. Class 15 drop in
More >>Pictorial J.C. Penney – 6915. This is another work in progress and little known machine. It’s marked “Nelco” and “Dist. by J.C.Penney Co., Inc.”, and
More >>Pictorial Montgomery Ward UHT J 1944. This isn’t a machine that I have a lot of information about. It was manufactured in Taiwan and contains
More >>This is a model 15 clone made in post war Japan. I don’t know who the manufacturer was, but it’s badged “Mercury Electric”. Mercury Electric
More >>This Kenmore 385.15718500 came in with a hook tip burr that was dragging inside the hook race hard enough that the machine wasn’t able to
More >>Pictorial This was White 8931 was one of the first sewing machines I purchased at a garage sale. It was stuck in the cabinet, and
More >>The Singer “Simple” machines are entry level, lightweight, and light duty Zig-Zag sewing machines commonly sold at big box retailers and online. When used as
More >>Pictorial Made in Japan for Kenmore by Jaguar/Maruzen in 1962. It’s one of my heavier domestic machines at 33.5 pounds, but it’s an all metal
More >>The Riccar RZ-208B is a late 60s or early 70’s, all metal sewing machine. It has basic Zig-Zag, a blind stitch and buttonholer functions. It
More >>This is my 1939 Singer 31-15 drop feed industrial sewing machine. …and this is the 31-15 when I first got it home. The treadle table
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