aperturae

Pictures can be found here
The machine is marked "The Killian Company" in gold paint on a Sea Foam Green-ish body.

Body is a heavy, likely cast iron type. Has feed for oil.

Then on a marker plaque " Model. 2000 - Super Deluxe - Made in Japan "

Serial number on lower plaque is FB26841

A google search shows literally nothing for a "Killian Company"

The motor looks to have been replaced at one point (not the same paint color) with a General Motors Corporation .9A 1/15hp unit. A.C. Delco.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Rodney

No help here but it's a cool find! It's not the 15 clone I expected to see. Very unique design.

Some Japanese manufacturers of the time would make any machine for anyone if they had the money for the order.
Many of the Japanese machines had US made motors. I suspect the machines were built and shipped without motors then the importer would add the appropriate motor for their country. Even though it's not the same color, it could be the original motor.
Rodney

aperturae

Rodney, thank you for some insight!
I also was surprised to see it wasn't a 15 clone.

I've added another picture from the angle I forgot, the door that opens on the left with the light bulb in it is very "retro" looking.

Looks like I cannot edit the original post so here's the updated album

I'll keep searching

J Miller

aperturae,

I can't help with the machine either, but I like it. I'm a sucker for different design features and I've never seen one like yours.

I suspect the motor is original to the machine considering it's got matching paint.

Is there an J-A or J-C numbers under the machine? These are manufacturer codes and could at least tell you who made the machine.

Joe

aperturae

Underneath the letters FMK are embossed in the casting.

AND I think you've solved it!

Looks to be a rebranded Remington by this link....

Vridar

I have one just like it and another poster had used one in a manufacturing position. I don't remember who however. I believe she suggested it was a Remington manufacturer. It's a nice machine. [ATTACH=CONFIG]483486[/ATTACH] The second image is after I cleaned it. The "Capri" decal was removed.

aperturae

Hey there!

Being you'd have first hand experience with the machine, how do you think it would fair with ~4-5 layers of denim?
Or is that tiny 1/15hp motor too weak?

Vridar

New needle, no problem. But, it's not made for that kind of sewing long term.

jbj137

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SteveH

I know next to nothing about electric sewing machines, but I do know that motor "umph" is a small part of that. The manufacturers only allowed so much strength in their physical designs. The older you go the more "above spec" they can run, but the design is still engineered for a certain expectation.