The Japanese clones hit the US market about '47 or so. Most of the early ones had a badge, sticker or decal that said "Made in Occupied Japan". Those early clones had the fancy scrolled or otherwise decorative face plates, often had fancy decals in colors other than gold, and had no feed dog drop. By about '52 or so they went to the striated face plate like Singer did, added feed dog drop, they started coming in colors other than black and decals started getting less fancy as time went on. By the 60s there were clones in almost every color of the rainbow and very few had any decoration except the name decal or badge on the arm.
Cari
Here's an "Occupied Japan" clone.
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Last edited by Cari-in-Oly; 01-02-2018 at 08:02 PM.