Vintage Japanese 'Badged' sewing machine with fancy stitches
04-04-2023, 08:31 AM
#201
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Trying to Identify a Machine
I'm hoping this is still active! My niece found a cabinet vintage sewing machine on the street and took it home. Now we're trying to identify it so we can try to find a manual. Any idea on this? It's Sanshin produced and is labeled as Namm Loeser - probably it was used in the department store. External motor and knee lever for pedal. Any direction would be appreciated!
04-04-2023, 08:58 AM
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Welcome to Quilting Board. It looks like fairly straight forward threading for those of us familiar with vintage machines. I don't know, but perhaps one of these threading diagrams may be helpful. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404...ng_diagram.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20160403...ng_Diagram.htm
Oh, you probably know that it would have been made prior to 1957, since that is when the department store closed. I would think that probably even earlier since it is straight and zigzag only machines. Neat that you have a needle position lever (LMR) I can't tell for sure, but it probably takes high shank presser feet.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20160403...ng_Diagram.htm
Oh, you probably know that it would have been made prior to 1957, since that is when the department store closed. I would think that probably even earlier since it is straight and zigzag only machines. Neat that you have a needle position lever (LMR) I can't tell for sure, but it probably takes high shank presser feet.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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04-04-2023, 09:17 AM
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Thank you for that! That's great information. We're trying to figure out what would be the make/model number to locate the full manual. Namm Loeser has nothing out there on sewing machines. Any idea on that? If we need to replace the needle and belt - would those still be standard? Thank you again!
04-04-2023, 10:53 AM
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Namm Loeser, the department store, would have sold these machines in its store. It would have contracted with a manufacturer to produce the machines it wanted to sell and put its name on those machines; other stores or companies could have had their names on the same machine.
There appears to be an almost infinite variety of machines manufactured in Japan with various names, or "badges", on them, so finding a manual specific to this machine may be very difficult. Fortunately it does not appear to be a very complicated machine. The needle is likely a 15x1, which is pretty much standard now for domestic machines, and I agree with Janey, it looks to be a high shank machine. If there's a belt on it, you can measure its overall length and shop for a new one that way, or search this board (or the internet) for how to measure a sewing machine belt length.
If you need help with the controls, please post questions, and welcome to the QuiltingBoard.
There appears to be an almost infinite variety of machines manufactured in Japan with various names, or "badges", on them, so finding a manual specific to this machine may be very difficult. Fortunately it does not appear to be a very complicated machine. The needle is likely a 15x1, which is pretty much standard now for domestic machines, and I agree with Janey, it looks to be a high shank machine. If there's a belt on it, you can measure its overall length and shop for a new one that way, or search this board (or the internet) for how to measure a sewing machine belt length.
If you need help with the controls, please post questions, and welcome to the QuiltingBoard.
04-04-2023, 10:56 AM
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Namm Loeser, the department store, would have sold these machines in its store. It would have contracted with a manufacturer to produce the machines it wanted to sell and put its name on those machines; other stores or companies could have had their names on the same machine.
There appears to be an almost infinite variety of machines manufactured in Japan with various names, or "badges", on them, so finding a manual specific to this machine may be very difficult. Fortunately it does not appear to be a very complicated machine. The needle is likely a 15x1, which is pretty much standard now for domestic machines, and I agree with Janey, it looks to be a high shank machine. If there's a belt on it, you can measure its overall length and shop for a new one that way, or search this board (or the internet) for how to measure a sewing machine belt length.
If you need help with the controls, please post questions, and welcome to the QuiltingBoard.
There appears to be an almost infinite variety of machines manufactured in Japan with various names, or "badges", on them, so finding a manual specific to this machine may be very difficult. Fortunately it does not appear to be a very complicated machine. The needle is likely a 15x1, which is pretty much standard now for domestic machines, and I agree with Janey, it looks to be a high shank machine. If there's a belt on it, you can measure its overall length and shop for a new one that way, or search this board (or the internet) for how to measure a sewing machine belt length.
If you need help with the controls, please post questions, and welcome to the QuiltingBoard.
06-09-2023, 09:16 AM
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Welcome, Connie. Most of the Japanese machines that I have seen are not free arms. Perhaps a picture will help.
We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
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Another way to post pictures can be found at 2021/2022, 2.5” Birthday Swap
And how to use an ipad to post pictures can be found at Uploading photos
Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.
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The photos generally need to be reduced to less than 2MB in size. I have heard of people sending an email to themselves as it will ask if you want to reduce the size. I have an android phone and when I tried to reply on Quilting Board while in mobile view None of the options for adding pictures was available. However, there is an option down at the bottom left of the page that is for "Full Site" when I tapped on "Full Site" It then looked like the way it looks on my lap top. So it would have the Red Reply and the Go Advanced options.
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Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. As shown at Standard Sewing Machine Co. Paragon
I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg
Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?
Another way to post pictures can be found at 2021/2022, 2.5” Birthday Swap
And how to use an ipad to post pictures can be found at Uploading photos
Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.
Some additional notes -
The photos generally need to be reduced to less than 2MB in size. I have heard of people sending an email to themselves as it will ask if you want to reduce the size. I have an android phone and when I tried to reply on Quilting Board while in mobile view None of the options for adding pictures was available. However, there is an option down at the bottom left of the page that is for "Full Site" when I tapped on "Full Site" It then looked like the way it looks on my lap top. So it would have the Red Reply and the Go Advanced options.
Do Not Preview post.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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06-09-2023, 05:10 PM
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I remember seeing the stitch length like yours on other machines. I found this picture of one - https://my.modafabrics.com/wp-conten...ng-Machine.jpg As it turns out, it looks much like a flat bed of your machine. I found that there is a manual for a very similar machine at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/19...81.html#manual
I do not do facebook, which is where several of the Yahoo sewing machine groups went to. Perhaps one would be helpful for your machine such as https://www.facebook.com/groups/821555271188096/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/659877447448317/
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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