CarrieAnne

Pretty machine!

Mariposa

Love the old machines! Very pretty!

Pat of Abington

Retired tops,

Just looked at a machine just like yours at a second hand store. It says,"Made in Japan on the silver medallion and has a case with the same outer material. I'm interested in buying it to teach my granddaughter or sew. The one I looked at has,MODR3L on it and another number a132619. he store is asking $60.00 for it. Is this a reasonable price? It does work but I do believe the electric cords are original and I believe I'd want them updated. Thanks for any information you can give me. I live in MA.

Pat of Abington

This should be addresses to "retired tops. The second number starts wit TA132619. Sorry for the mistakes

cindynvb

I just saw one of these on CL
http://capecod.craigslist.org/atq/4267023729.html

looks good

GreyQ

I almost got a Mercury with the coolest lightning bolts on it. I'm learning there is a machine for every taste, every style & every budget.

bja99

Hey Everyone, I found this beauty, electric, works, working foot peddle. Can't seem to identify it, serial number is 12563. I am thinking it is a rebranded singer machine, closes date i can find is 1952 but i started looking around a bit more and a date that came up was 1970, dont think either of these is correct. But if anyone could help it would be much appreciated Ive never seen one of these that wasnt a manual that worked as well as this one. Has a hidden space beneath and is in a carrying case, has precision built on it and made in japan but motor is made in US

Cari-in-Oly

What you have is not a rebranded Singer. Prism99 was totally off the mark with that statement. Singer did not make machines for other companies or badge their machines with other names. What you have is what's commonly known as a Japanese made 15 class clone, called that because they were modeled after the Singer 15 class machines. Very good machines IMO, I have several of them. The serial number is useless when it comes to the Japanese machines as there are no records to search like there is with other manufacturers so the best we can do is guesstimate the age based on features of the machine. The lack of a feed dog drop knob and the fancy face plate says late 1940s to about 1951 or so, as by 1952 most Japanese makers had followed Singer to the striated face plates.

Cari

leonf

yep, 15 clone. May sure you take a good look at your electrical cords. They often lose insulation over the years.

Hidden space is for bobbin drive bits. Don't forget to oil there, also. Welcome aboard. BJ199. Nice machine.