One of our sellers specializes in out-of-print sewing machine manuals.  It's
amazing how many vintage and antique machines there are out there, and having
the manual is really helpful if it needs repairs, or if you just want to use
it and can't figure out how to use all it's features, or even how to thread
it.  The store is called Relics and the URL to the site is: http
//sewing-machine-manuals.com. Linda, the owner, was kind enough to submit this
informative article for TIAS.com to share:


Did you know that many of the older machines were called badged sewing
machines?  They usually were made in the Orient or in the US or even arrived
for sale in the USA without model names on them so the seller could put
whatever name on them that they wanted to and could even put their name and
address or location on the manual. This happens today and also happened much
earlier in the last century and has gone on for decades.  In other words, the
name on your machine might even stand for the name of a variety, dry-goods or
even a store chain.  All kinds of businesses resold sewing machines they
bought from manufacturers and resold them under their own names. There are
thousands of examples of this even including Kenmore.

To help you find the manual for your machine, go to the URL listed above and
go through the categories listed there and compare the manuals to your
machine.  If you click on the image to the left of the items description in
our site a details page for that item will open.  The images in that left hand
column will enlarge if they are clicked on.  When you are looking for the
correct manual you need to ask yourself if the machine you are seeing in the
illustrations from that manual, on my site, looks mechanically like your
machine.  It doesnCÇÖt matter what decorations are on it or what cabinet or
case they are in--it's more important how it is operated--like by a treadle or
with electricity and with a foot or a knee controller, etc.  They were
options.  Again, it is the mechanics of the head which matter when you are
looking for the correct manual.  You see, the exterior/body may have had
cosmetic changes made to it as the production continued and different options
were made for them like how it is powered, if it is in a cabinet or case,
etc.  and they simply donCÇÖt matter when you are looking for the right manual.

If your machine says "deluxe or super", it is just flash labeling like calling
it super duper.  You can also try selecting the "Unknown" categories in the
site.  Perhaps one of those manuals will be mechanically like your machine.
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Thanks for your article, Linda!  http://sewing-machine-manuals.com
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