BADGED SEWING MACHINES
If you love vintage sewing machines, particularly if you like to sew heavy fabrics, or tough fabrics, some of the older machines have more strength, & handle it better, than new sewing machines. This is an American Home sewing machine, manufactured in Japan, with "American Home" being the badge name that the retail seller chose to sell them under. Abraham & Straus is another badge I've seen on this model.
Japan manufacturing companies, after World War II, to help rebuild the Japanese manufacturing economy, after the bombings, which decimated their manufacturing industry, Singer allowed their model 15 to be used without patents, which eventually led to the demise of Singer manufacturing in America, because the Japanese factories were able to sell their machines at lower prices, and targeted the low & middle income markets, and did it so well, that as "built in obsolescence" became the business model of most manufacturers, the Japanese factories continued to crank out sturdy machines, with the basic features, & a just enough special stitches & accessories, to gain the lion's share of the sewing machine market.
https://youtu.be/-dkD8anD838
Any store, could make a contract with these factories, to manufacture specific models of sewing machines, so the company could use their own special name badges, so it looked like you were buying your machine, from a much larger corporation, so customers felt comfortable buying machines at the super low prices, so you will find the most common of these badges, include Sears Kenmore Sewing Machines, Montgomery Ward Signature sewing machines, JC Penney, Good Housekeeping, Gimbels, Abraham & Straus, Modern Home, Stradivaro, and a variety of other names.
Steel cams (not plastic, the cams are built in, as seen almost halfway up the right side of the photo.)
High shank presser foot system
Left of center straight stitch
Satin stitches
Straight stitch
Blind hem stitch
Reverse, to lock seams
Calibrated stitch length
Calibrated zigzag stitch width
Steel gears
This American Home model sews beautiful zigzag stitches, in a variety of widths!
Twin needle capability, dual spoolpins
Japan manufacturing companies, after World War II, to help rebuild the Japanese manufacturing economy, after the bombings, which decimated their manufacturing industry, Singer allowed their model 15 to be used without patents, which eventually led to the demise of Singer manufacturing in America, because the Japanese factories were able to sell their machines at lower prices, and targeted the low & middle income markets, and did it so well, that as "built in obsolescence" became the business model of most manufacturers, the Japanese factories continued to crank out sturdy machines, with the basic features, & a just enough special stitches & accessories, to gain the lion's share of the sewing machine market.
https://youtu.be/-dkD8anD838
Any store, could make a contract with these factories, to manufacture specific models of sewing machines, so the company could use their own special name badges, so it looked like you were buying your machine, from a much larger corporation, so customers felt comfortable buying machines at the super low prices, so you will find the most common of these badges, include Sears Kenmore Sewing Machines, Montgomery Ward Signature sewing machines, JC Penney, Good Housekeeping, Gimbels, Abraham & Straus, Modern Home, Stradivaro, and a variety of other names.
Steel cams (not plastic, the cams are built in, as seen almost halfway up the right side of the photo.)
High shank presser foot system
Left of center straight stitch
Satin stitches
Straight stitch
Blind hem stitch
Reverse, to lock seams
Calibrated stitch length
Calibrated zigzag stitch width
Steel gears
This American Home model sews beautiful zigzag stitches, in a variety of widths!
