The Simplicity SA200 Pioneer II is a simple Zig-Zag machine, using an oscillating hook and class 15 bobbins, and One O’clock class 15 bobbin case,
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More >>Manufactured by Euro-Pro Operating LLC (now SharkNinja), the 7100 was sold primarily through infomercials and major retailers, such as department and big-box stores. The Euro-Pro
More >>Updated: 2026.02.13 The Singer “Heavy Duty” line often creates confusion, as some customers mistakenly view these models as affordable industrial machines for the home. Like
More >>update: 2026.04.13 The Kenmore 158.1789280 or Model 1789, was manufactured in 1986 by Jaguar/Maruzen in Taiwan for Sears and sold under the Kenmore brand. Sears
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
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