Originally Posted by irishrose
Bojangles, the seller now insists the machine is a 1926 or 8 and her MIL was its only owner. (How old was the MIL??). Maybe she'll have something tomorrow that will help me date it. Not that it really matters. What matters is if it looks decent and sews well. IN the picture, it looks like it says Leader, nor New Leader, but she does have the manual.
Irishrose, I went to ISMACS needle chart to look up a Leader to see if it takes a special needle. This is what I found.
Under the manufacturer, White had a machine called "Leader," which takes a 20x1 or Boye 4 needle. Standard also had a machine called "The Leader." Davis and New Home had a "New Leader." If the machine is in fact from Mason's line, it has to be the White model. Look at this site for needle information. Span down - the machines are listed alphabetically by machine name - then the manufacturer name is to the left.
http://www.ismacs.net/needle_and_sha...eedle-list.pdf
Nancy