"i'm looking for information on a sewing machine called the "Elite deluxe" green in color, deluxe from japan

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While I can't comment on your specific machine, The Deluxe was a machine made in Japan, know as a "class-15 clone". Many of these were made in Japan after WW2 and were an imitation of the famous Singer 15-91. Most are solid, well-built machines and will still perform well.

For more information, join the Yahoo group "vintagejapansewingmachines"