Originally Posted by BoJangles

Billy here is the site http://needlebar.org/nbwiki/index.ph...achine_Company

Go down about a 4th of the page to the title "Late 19th/20 Century New Home Machines."

The 3rd paragraph starts, "After the Free Sewing Machine Company took over New Home some models were sold under both the New Home and Free Name (as well as other badged names). New Home machines started to use letters in front of their serial numbers in about 1930. The letters represent the model type. This applied to all models, including those with Badged names."

This is a Needlebar site, so I believed them. My New Home starts with the letters NHR 114370, which I take means New Home Round bobbin?

Anyway, I just learned something about the "Free Sewing Machine Company" too. Although, I think the treadle I am inquiring about is way before the take over.

Nancy