Princess Sewing Machine by HG Palmers Australia. Singer 15 Clone.

These machines were made in Japan for the Australian company HG Palmers.

To my surprise this is a very nice little machine. It has a very accurate and appealing stitch. A very strong sewer for a smaller machine. A very obvious clone.

Herbert George Palmer began in the radio business selling radio sets door to door during the depression.

In 1932 he opened his first retail store in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. In 1938 a second branch was opened in Wollongong.

H. G. Palmer expanded rapidly during the post war boom in electrical appliances and eventually had over 150 retail outlets across eastern Australia. It was then Australia's largest electrical goods retailer and specialised in selling on credit. 

In 1963, H. G. Palmer (Consolidated) Ltd was purchased by MLC, a large life assurance company.The expected profits did not eventuate however and in 1965 H. G. Palmer reported a £10 million loss, the largest in Australia up to that time. H. G. Palmer was liquidated, leaving debts of over £50 million, Australia's largest corporate collapse.

Another blog on these clones. Singer 15 Clones