Originally Posted by
J Miller
Sheila,
Many manufacturers made sewing machines for other companies. Those were labeled or badged for the retail outlet or company that distributed them. For instance the 158 series of Kenmore machines was made by Maruzen / Jaguar and badged as Kenmores. My mom's old HOTHER 15 clone ( see my avatar pic ) was made by JUKI.
Lots and lots of that went on after WW II.
Joe
It sounds like a machine is badged unless it is made, marketed and distributed by one company, or if a manufacturer has his own brand which is sold by a number of different retailers.
Many retailers and importers don't manufacture their own merchandise. They contract with different manufacturers to make their stuff. Some of those products are made to spec and are unique to that brand (like Kenmore and many store brands). Some importers have their own brand with unique products made to their specs which they sell to multiple retailers. Do we consider all those products badged? Some of your Sewmors look unique to me in that I haven't seen them with another name.