Originally Posted by
Mickey2
I was hoping someone would mention they had an old American made 1950s zigzagger like White, Sears, Kenmore, or even New Home before they where bought up. Were there any other brands early on with zigzaggers? It's easy to forget, but most of the 1950s the straight stitcher was still the most common sewing machine.
By 1954 most manufacturers were making zigzag machines. Some were even that early making machines with cams for more stitches or built in cam stacks. very few if any that early had a blanket stitch. Blind hem yes, blanket stitch, no. My 1956 Brother Pacesetter even has stretch stitches built in but I can't remember if it has a blanket stitch.
Cari