Damascus sewing machine help needed
How can I find the date on my machine? I can't find a serial number on it. It's don't think it's in the original cabinet
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Hi Abbigail, Welcome aboard. You probably know Damascus was a Sears brand. Unfortunately they rebadged many machines so it gets tricky. if you have a vibrating shuttle machine the ID could be on the closest sllide plate. A picture could give us some clues, but it has to be very small to post it here.
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Hi Abbigail: Welcome from Vancouver Island, B.C.
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Oh wow! That is beautiful. Mine is in bad shape, a few parts are missing including the slide plate. I had a small base made for it to have as a decoration for my room. A friend was going to throw it away!
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I don't have a clue how to add photos.
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If yours has the ornate decals like leon posted, then it's an earlier model. Sears sold this name with both rotary (round bobbin) and vibrating (shuttle).
I believe most of them were made by National, so I'd guess that puts them to a date after Sears stopped using Davis (early 1920's). I have a Damascus Grant (rotary) manual that shows this model https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psgxiykblg.jpg and it also includes this "updated" insert for the latter design. https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps9vbvcx7n.jpg |
Here is my rotary version.
https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psprcmzjgr.jpg I have the VS version to match, but don't have a picture handy. |
If you notice, there are some significant differences between Leon's machine and mine. Mine is made by National, his may be made by a different company. Easiest way for me to figure that out is to see what feet match up. Even though they are top clamp used by several, most are slightly different.
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Mine only has Damascus written on it. It also has a plate (missing) that opens to the front.
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