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07-01-2014, 04:28 AM

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mlmack

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Originally Posted by amcatanzaro

I had someone tell me the other day that the patent for the 15 was taken/stolen/removed from Singer from the American gov't post war and handed out to the Japanese companies to make machines.
This was the first time I have heard it phrased like this from any source. Anyone know for sure?

I'm sure the government made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

Was the patent for the original model 15, from what I understand is what the clones were based on, still in effect at that time?

07-01-2014, 07:33 AM

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Jingle

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Originally Posted by oldtnquiltinglady

I have a Vandervoort machine somewhere in my collection. One of my sisters found it and bought it for me. It made a hit with us because we remembered Vandervoort's milk from when we lived in Texas a long time ago.

I bet yours was made for the same department store as mine. It was Scruggs, Vandervoorts and Barneys Department Store.