Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Thank you Pat and Cathy! Very interesting! So my little Damascus was made anywhere between the 1920's to the 1940's? If book 1 estimates the dates between 1920's to 1930's, then book 2 says 1930's to 1940's, I am going to go with Book 1 since according to the owner his grandmother made doll clothes with the machine in the 1920's after getting the machine as a gift. If you guys see in Book 2 that for sure my machine was made later than the 1920's, I want to know! This is fun!
Nancy,
The way I read it is that she found evidence in the store catalogs that the 'American Girl' and 'Eldregette' variants were around from around 1928-1938, and that the 'Damascus' was around at least from 1939-1941. Note that although Thomas may be the most comprehensive authority on toys, she is not the Gospel (sorry, Monica!); these books are at least 15 years old, and the Damascus toy may well have been introduced before that.
pat