Originally Posted by
Charlee
My New Florence (remember the cabinet with the gold rose decals?) also has the rounded "butt". The Masons take the 20x1 needles, and pre-date 1916 when the AG Mason company sold out to White. The information out there is rather "muddy" with many claiming that the Masons are a badged White, but the documents that I've found indicate that AG Mason was a company on its own until 1916...
OK, thanks, Charlee! That's what I was wanting to confirm. I can't wait for my little Mason to get here...I'm so interested. So, will various Boye needles work as well as the 20x1? The chart shows different Boye numbers, even when they all say Singer 20x1.