Posted 2 years ago
Crazydoglady
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I'm trying to figure out the brand of sewing machine this is. So far, I haven't found any brands that begin with Cham
If anyone knows anything about this, I would appreciate some insight. Thanks
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Champion sewing machine.............
Hi, Crazydoglady. :-)
I think slackjack called it. I can just make out what looks like "ION" at the end, and a "P" just before that seems likely.
As it happens, "Champion" is a badge name used by the National Sewing Machine Company:
http://needlebar.org/main/makers/usa/national/index.html#c
What is a "badged" sewing machine?:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/308614-help-for-vintage-badged-sewing-machines
The specific model of your machine is a bit of a mystery. I can tell that it's a vibrating shuttle sewing machine, because of the tell-tale split slide plates, and the circular needle plate, but I don't see a model at needlebar dot org that has exactly the same characteristics as yours:
http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php/National_Vibrating_Shuttle_Machines
Probably the closest would be the TT-VB Type 5, although yours doesn't have the circular inspection plate at the shoulder.
Yours also has that curious extra doodad on the leaf tension assembly like the TT VB Type 2.
FYI, your sewing machine probably has a serial number underneath the front slide plate, like the TT-VB Type 5 seen in picture four of this help post:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/301606-vintage-sewing-machine-serial-number-loc
Unfortunately, there is no central database of National sewing machine serial numbers. :-(
About the National Sewing Machine Company:
https://ismacs.net/national/home.html
Here is my collection of vintage sewing machine links if you want to explore further:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/308614-help-for-vintage-badged-sewing-machines
However, it's a lot to sift through, so if you have more questions (other than value, which I don't do), just ask them here in a comment.
If I don't know the answers, I'll either go back out into the wilds of the Internet to look for them, or refer you to one of the serious vintage sewing machine enthusiasts forums. };-)
Hi again, Crazydoglady.
The lack of a single good match at needlebar dot org has been bothering me, so I've asked for a second opinion from one of the regulars at the victoriansweatshop forum.
If they don't know what it is, then probably nobody does.
Hi again, Crazydoglady. :-)
No word yet from the victoriansweatshop, but I did some more looking around, and think I've found a couple of better candidates made by New Home.
Champion isn't listed as badge name used by New Home, but they certainly did make badged machines:
http://needlebar.org/main/makers/usa/newhome/index.html
Further, their models N and R1 have the pillar stitch length mechanism, the top leaf tension assembly, and a lack of inspection plates on the front of the machine:
http://www.needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.php/New_Home_Sewing_Machine_Company
Needlebar has a soft copy of a manual for the model R1, which reveals on Page 2 that the little extra doodad on the top leaf tension assembly is a Tension Release device:
https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Trade-Literature/Sewing-Machines/NMAHTEX/0741/imagepages/image3.htm
Sewing machine expert Mel has a New Home Ruby from her Great Grandmother that she was able to date to 1916:
https://www.quiltingroomwithmel.com/2015/10/my-sewing-legacy-new-home-ruby-sewing.html
Here is another Champion-badged VSM (Vintage Sewing Machine) with what looks like the same decal set as yours:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-champion-sewing-machine-12672696
It also shares most of the other previously mentioned characteristics of yours (split-slide plates, circular needled plate, top leaf tension with tension release, pillar stitch-length mechanism).
About the only difference that I can see is the disc-shaped cam device on the bobbin winder mechanism (also seen in the Smithsonian manual for the series R).
Is this VSM a New Home machine? I don't know, but it's my best guess that it is.
Somebody else might beg to differ, and I beg them to speak up if they have an informed opinion. };-)