Originally Posted by
wintermyst
Hi Janey,
Measuring left to right 13" Front to Back 7"....I pulled the needle and i think it says 70/10 or is that 70/16, but i'll also post some pics of it
Interesting, I just measured one of my full size machines and it was over 14" wide, but the 3/4 Joske measured a bit over 12". I wonder if yours would be considered a 7/8ths machine LOL.
The needle would be a 70/10 which is quite fine. Here is a sewing machine needle chart
https://i0.wp.com/blog.treasurie.com...-1024x1024.jpg which I found on this page
https://blog.treasurie.com/sewing-machine-needle-sizes/ As noted in the chart, the smaller numbers are the American sizes and the corresponding European sizes. Here is a chart that many vintage (American) Singer manuals had showing which thread, fabric and needle sizes are to be used. The size is the common needle that most common household sewing machines use. Yeah!!
Have you been able to find a serial number? Although, now that I think of it, probably wouldn't help a lot to determine the age of the machine. Singer had kept serial numbers up until about the 1950s. Although the pre-1900 machines, they didn't keep track of the serial numbers went to which machines. New Home has some serial numbers and associated dates. From my understanding there is some connection between Free & New Home. The New Home serial numbers include machines made in Rockford, Illinois.
https://www.janome.com/siteassets/su...anufacture.pdf
Have fun with your "new" machine.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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