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Help with Western Electric machine please!!!

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Old 01-03-2014, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by oldsewnsew View Post
were you going for comprehensive collision, or just liability...
No, LOL, just household contents.
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Old 01-05-2014, 04:08 AM
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Ok so since its not worth anything, can anyone tell me how to find info out on it?
Thats what I'd really like to know, the ISMACS site doesn't even list W.E..
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Old 01-05-2014, 04:56 AM
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Western Electric was a badged - read up on the Japanese machines. You may see one similar to yours here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t207877.html
or here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t207880.html
or since you haven't shown a picture, maybe it is a 15 clone:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t164361.html
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:38 PM
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If you go through the needle charts on ISMACs, one of the charts, shows by brand name, who the actual manufacturer. Yesterday I looked at a badged Western Electric that is clone of the Windsor B, I just acquired. They were both built by Eldredge/National Sewing Machine. OTOH I believe I've seen other Western Electric machines of later manufacture. You should look for a model designation, or at least post a picture.
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I wouldn't think a Western Electric machine would be a rebadged Japanese machine. Can you post a picture of it?
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Old 01-05-2014, 10:04 PM
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According to Ismacs, Western Electric were badged Nationals from the Teens and Twenties. They were one of the early electrics on the market and the Western Electric name was replaced with "Graybar". No information given whether the WE badge was used on Clones.

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