leonf

So I got a Seamstress 15 clone. It had a medallion I had never seen before. "Made in Occupied Japan" was on it. Guess that narrows down the date. Oooh, and maybe ads 15 cents to the value. Clean[ATTACH=CONFIG]579783[/ATTACH], but I haven't tried it yet.

bkay

I think maybe 20 cents!

bkay

SusieQOH

That's really cool!

NZquilter

That's fascinating indeed! For someone who might be into Japanses history it would add more that $.15!

Geri B

Yes, that's what I understand too....at least on other articles it's a plus!

Cawood Girl

Wow, interesting and historically significant I would think!

Cari-in-Oly

It doesn't add any value, it just narrows down when it was made(47 to 51 or so). Some of the early ones have been purported to be not quite the same quality as later clones so there's the rub. I have one with nice green and gold decals. I haven't used it since I first got it so I can't remember how well it works.

Cari

Ellen 1

I have several nic-nac's that say Occupied Japan. A couple I have had since I was a child. A few others I have acquired in the past few years. Don't see them too often.

Mickey2

Americans remembering an old victory I guess, it was such a big shift in politics and economy. From a mechanical point of view I think the very early 15s are nice, and the later with stitch lever and potted motor is a peak in it's development. The European machines introduced right after WWII are intersting too, a lot of the brands came up with freearm zigzag models, aluminium body, Bernina, Elna Husqvarna, Anker, Adler. The technology soon incorporated various stitchpatterns, and by the 50s even double layer cam systems with stretchy stitches (Elna, Adler, Gritzner).

cashs_mom

There's a niche market in antiques for anything labelled "Made in Occupied Japan". You never know, it might add more value than you think.