Originally Posted by
vintagemotif
So, most likely the Germans, with their Pfaff (the one Nancy is interested in), did copy the look of the Singer 15.
Nancy, do you know the age of that machine that you want? I was wondering if the machine is younger than the treadle. Someone decided to switch machine heads at one time, an updating.
The Germans certainly could have copied the look of the 15 since Singer's Model 15 started about 1895! The Germans sure didn't copy any Japanese Clones, as the Japanese never made a clone until the 1940's and later!
Yes, according to Pfaff serial number records that machine is from 1912, exactly 100 years old! Way before any Japanese clones were made! I do wonder as you do Monica, if the Pfaff brothers didn't copy a Singer 15! Miz Johnny says even her Pfaff looks like a class 15! I can't wait to get that machine home and see the front! There are a lot of different machines with the tension on the face, but they aren't shaped so much like a 15 - like this Pfaff is shaped!
Nancy