Good Housekeeper deluxe cream colored? Japanese NEED HELP!
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Good Housekeeper deluxe cream colored? Japanese NEED HELP!
I could use some help identifying this machine. I have been looking for hours trying to find something even close with no luck. I haven't even seen this color! It is very heavy and from what I can tell is a premium machine. I seen it and had to pick it up. I have some singers but I hadn't seen any other type of machine catch my attention like this one did. Any information would be helpful. Thank you!
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Lots of the Japanese machines were badged under multiple names. If you expand your search you may find a machine with a different name but the same features. I think you may find a Bel-Aire with that configuration.
Check this thread: Vintage Japanese 'Badged' Zig Zag and Straight Sew Sewing Machines
for lots of Japanese machines in different variations. Also if you do a general internet search, a lot of people refer to your machine as a “dashboard” machine because the knobs, lights, and buttons look like a 50’s car dashboard.
Check this thread: Vintage Japanese 'Badged' Zig Zag and Straight Sew Sewing Machines
for lots of Japanese machines in different variations. Also if you do a general internet search, a lot of people refer to your machine as a “dashboard” machine because the knobs, lights, and buttons look like a 50’s car dashboard.
Last edited by wesing; 01-11-2021 at 06:13 PM.
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I think you will find a manual for a Deluxe Zig Zag #5 at http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine...g_Machines.htm I have never done business with them, but will frequently look at that page to see the different sewing machines that have many different names on them.
Wesing gave a good link about many different Japanese machines. There is another at Vintage Japanese 'Badged' sewing machine with fancy stitches
It seems like I have seen (on line) similarly colored machines. It seems like you can find machines that show up in different colors but the same machine. Some just have minor differences.
It is generally considered that these dashboard machines are quite the workhorses.
Have fun with you nice looking machine.
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Thank you!
Thank you for the help guys. I havent decided on if I wanted to keep it or sell it. Based on the pictures what would you guys pay for a machine like this? Because the people in these forums I would say are the experts of these sewing machines. Or at least the closest thing to an expert. I just would like to have a value so I know where to go from here... Put it in a cabinet or maybe as a piece for inside the house like a painting? Again thank you guys so much for the feedback.
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I forgot about the fancy stitches companion thread! I see a pretty close match on post #158 of that thread - it’s badged Dressmaker.
Unfortunately, these machines don’t have a lot of value to most people. The biggest determinant of value will be the condition of the machine (mechanical and cosmetic). Some people might like the “cool factor” of yours because it has all the knobs, etc. You might get more or less depending on your location. The color of yours might get more attention than most. It would be about finding the person that wants a machine like that.
If it sews, you might decide to keep it. These old girls are very durable and reliable.
Unfortunately, these machines don’t have a lot of value to most people. The biggest determinant of value will be the condition of the machine (mechanical and cosmetic). Some people might like the “cool factor” of yours because it has all the knobs, etc. You might get more or less depending on your location. The color of yours might get more attention than most. It would be about finding the person that wants a machine like that.
If it sews, you might decide to keep it. These old girls are very durable and reliable.