Originally Posted by
Farmhousesewer
According to the Needlebar and the Encycl. of Antique Sewing Machines, it is a Badged National, yet the shape looks more like an early Eldredge as Janey mentioned.
http://needlebar.org/main/makers/usa...l/index.html#n
It takes a Domestic top notch needle or a Boye 8
Thank you so much for the needle information. I recently received my grandmother's New Jewel. It was a mess and none of the moving parts moved. We got all the parts to move but the needle won't pick up the bobbin thread. We were thinking maybe it had the wrong needle. I'll check it out for sure.