Originally Posted by
notsureif
that graybar case,,,, my apartment eletric case looks just like that, less the name.
Thats a interesting name ,,,, graybar that I know of is the largest industrail elec supply in the USA,, from the line of stock and tools they carry, I have to wonder if they may have sold sewing machines at one time .
The graybar on the case is the same as the graybar logo for that company today..
charlee I would love to have taht , but I never get over that way , I just took on a two month project today .. I'm about to say I'll give ya a 15 - 91 for it LOLOLOLOL
Notsureif, I did some research on Graybar at one time because I was interested in a Graybar machine. The Graybar Company actually 'manufactured' consumer products, i.e, washing machines, vacuums, sewing machines from 1926 to 1934. The company succumbed to the Depression about 1934. Graybar, started out as Western Electric - split off from Western Electric in 1925 - became Graybar - then after the Depression the company discontinued making/manufacturing its own products. Graybar is still a huge company today, but they are a 'distribution' of products company. National made Western Electric machines between 1917 and 1918 - only for 2 years - then Graybar took over until the companies split!
It is so interesting to try and figure out 'who' manufactured a particular machine when you get one of those that changed companies a few times!
Nancy
I don't know where Monica has been, but she 'had' a Graybar. I think she gave it away, but not sure?