Domestic Machines made by White SMCo

White Sewing Machine Corporation bought Domestic SMCo and King SMCo in 1924. They continued to operate Domestic as a subsidiary at least into the 1950s.

Telltale signs that your Domestic labeled machine was made by White

• FR serial number (ex: FR 7546522, FR stands for Familty Rotary)
• Serial number with an X in it (ex: 19x4857 or 159x7842
• "Cleveland Ohio USA" decal somewhere on the machine (Domestic was in Buffalo)
• "T-shirt" bobbin cover plate (rotary only)

Models without a clean cutoff between Domestic and White

White continued to make the following models and it is not clear where the cutoff is between Domestic and White. Later White versions have different decals and minor design changes in some cases, and the X in the serial number mentioned above, but early ones appear identical to the Domestic versions.

Note: All Franklin Rotaries were made by White.

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