Macybaby

HelenAnn - only because I've looked at so, so many of these. So I know that particular design is not an early machine - the fatter head, tension on the face (not leaf) are a few things. Mostly it's because I've spent a ton of time on Needlebar paying attention to differences so I'd know what I was looking for. One of the hard parts with this - National used most of the same names that Eldredge had used prior to the merge, especially the name Eldredge.

The short story - going from memory here - Eldredge came up with an idea, found a company to make his machines - then moved west and joined up with June to make the machines (June made their own too) and after the guy owning June died, Eldredge merged the two companies and formed National.

Macybaby

This is another much less common National machine I'm looking for. It's the early rotary, notice how the throat plate has sloping sides. Later ones have squared sides, and that is way, way more common to find.

http://needlebar.org/cm/displayimage..._display_media

jlhmnj

Cathy,

Thanks! I get so much enjoyment looking through rubbish trying to figure out what the stuff is or what it went to. "Needle paraphernalia" doesn't sound so good, though Should probably call it something else.

Jon

jlhmnj

Cathy,

Pic of "Old Style" Boye case. Most is readable. The Davis shuttle and the New Home shuttle are reversed on the old system. I would estimate about 10% of the Boye cases I look at are the older numbering system.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-Boye-Se...item234ce9b980

Jon

Mitch's mom

I have a wooden Boye needle tube marked on the end in red 16 then under it 40-100. The ink on the tube is missing in places but it says buy a new shuttle if machine skips stitches. It is in good condition - the printing problem is original from the factory not where someone tried to clean it. Free to whomever would like to have it.

jlhmnj

Good chance the Boye #16 holds common Singer 15x1 or universal needles if contents are original. Oftentimes the tubes were used for storage for whatever needles were onhand by the owner. The Boye system is a unique and classy way to sell needles and the wood tubes are good protection against rust.

Jon

Macybaby

I bought a display case that had about 60% of the tubes still with contents - the fun part - someone had opened them to look and most of the caps are on the wrong cases. Some day I'll be going through them all and getting them all sorted out.

BTW - Jon, sent a 17lb package your way.

jlhmnj

Thanks Cathy. Not an easy task sorting through the Boye cabinets. I just went through a bunch of shuttles that were all mixed up. Needles would be worse with about half dozen different 20x1's.

Jon