Stitches

How old is my vintage Domestic sewing machine?

It's a Domestic 762 Zig-zag machine, it's all blue metal with red letters on it. It has some fancy embroidery stitches that it can do (hence the zig-zag name). I can't seem to find anyone else on the internet that has one.

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1. I would assume, based on what I found, that it must be post-1956. Perhaps the following will help you in your search! "After acquiring the Domestic Sewing Machine Company of Buffalo, New York, in 1924, White continued manufacturing the Domestic Franklin sewing machines for Sears Roebuck & Co. . . . After the war(WW2), there was a severe shortage of sewing machines. Seizing the initiative, the company expanded its plant and capacity to manufacture machines. The company also introduced a number of new models including an automatic zig-zag machine." http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3081/white.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3081/domestic.html White Sewing Machine Co. developed and marketed a series of sewing machines incorporating this capability and introduced its first open arm style zigzag model in 1956. http://www.whitesewing.com/history2.asp Here are some more interesting sites that will tell you some history about the Domestic Sewing Machine: http://www.ismacs.net/domestic/domestic.html http://www.sewitgoes.net/Victc/domestic/domindex.html http://members.tripod.com/~Antique_Sewing_Mach/ManufacturesFrame1Source1.htm#domestic
2. r there any other markings on it anywhere, u might want to check and see sometimes another manufacturer,say like sears, puts out different brands. u can also take it to a sewing machine repair man. every machine has a set of #s that tells how old it is, and he can probably tell u who actually made it and anything else u want to know. talk to the actual repairman , an asst. may not b able to help u and u may have to try more than 1.