Originally Posted by
J Miller
It's a Japanese made machine with a feed dog control and a quick release presser foot tension. The stitch length control and overall shape of the machine is very similar to my MW 7 Jewel. And it's not the "typical" HA1 clone.
Other than that, I don't know. There may be a J-A (?) number stamped somewhere on the under side. That is a code to the Japanese factory. Not all machines have that marking and some of the markings don't have a corresponding manufacturer. That chart can be found at the Yahoo Japanese site.
Sorry I'm not much help here.
Joe
Note the fold down spool pin. Sort of reminds me of the Morse machines, perhaps an earler design than the fotomatics.