sewing machine

[phil]

I don't know if I should go after this since it is an old post. but I had to notice it because it is free and I know someone who has the drawers

Lily had some, hers were singer. this isn't singer but it seems coincidental.

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/nvn/zip ... 62359.html

[Manalto]

Minnesota was Sears' badge in the early part of the 20th century. People who like human-powered sewing machines (treadles and hand-cranks) seem to like the Minnesota. Machines were built to last then.

[phil]

maybe it was rebranded for sears? with radios they were rebranded as "silvertone" for sears. they bought enough that the manufacturers put their house brand on them.

[Manalto]

Yes, that's exactly what I meant by "badge." A lot of department stores did that with Japanese sewing machines in the 1950s and 1960s.