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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