Japan
Juki and Brother make sewing machines that are good.
Some of the more popular brands of commercial sewing machines include Brother, Kenmore, Consew, Juki, Mauser and Tacsew. Commercial machines differ from others becuase they can handle different types of materials.
Bernina, Brother, Dressforms, Elna, Ex Display Machines, Hire, Janome, Juki and Pfaff are some of the brands sold on the website "Sewing Machines Direct".
Several large machine brands offer machines that will do quilts. A few of these brands are: Brother, Consew, Singer, KenQuilt, and JuKi.
about 100 years ago
Viking sewing machines are manufactured in Huskvarna, Sweden. The Viking brand is owned by the VSM Group AB. Viking began making sewing machines in 1872.
Someone that is looking to purchase a Juki sewing machine can do so at the company website as well as online retailers such as eBay as well as Amazon.
Kensew industrial sewing machines were made by Mistubishi.
I don't know all of them but at least Singer, Pfaff and Viking are.
Singer, Bernina, Pfaff, Husqvarna, Necchi, Brother, Juki, Seiko.
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Machines with serial numbers beginning with NA were manufactured in 1951.