Leftinstitches

Old lady new to sewing. I happened upon a New Home in a cabinet, electric with the knee treadle. (Is that what it’s called? Lol ) I’ve been trying to find out the year it was made but there is a lot going on as far as manufacturing labels and serial/style/model numbers and I’m lost.
The machine works- well the needle moves up and down and the light works but I have yet to thread it in an attempt to sew. It came with a ton of attachments I can’t identify and a manual that’s seen better days as well as a variety of packs of needles from all over the world!
So…. It has a round gold plate with the Westinghouse insignia on the back of the machine (1936 is stamped into this plate)and New Home, in gold, painted on the front. On the base in gold is a picture of a Greyhound and I believe it said “Fast Running” and “New Home” but it’s becoming pretty worn.
The cabinet appears to have its own 4 digit serial number based on a Westinghouse label on the inside of the door. But, the machine has a brass plate with a serial number starting with ‘NH’ followed by 6 numbers.
I’m sure there’s a website or database I’m not finding, but, if anyone has any idea where I can actually find this particular machines info I would be extremely grateful. I did check the list on the website that comes up when you Google sewing machine serial numbers but apparently New Home only listed up to a certain year on that list.
See!! Sooooo confused:/
If I can figure out how to add pictures I’ll do that.
Thanks for any help/advice you can offer!

Iceblossom

Welcome to the boards! I'm afraid I'm not so good with the machines as some of the other posters but I passed a private note to OurWorkBench who is both a machine expert, website sleuth, and has great help with attaching photos.

OurWorkbench

. Thank you, Iceblossom. I had seen it, but hadn't logged in yet. I originally thought that it might be like one of these New Home machines.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...7-06.30.24.jpg
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...6-img_5546.jpg
According to https://www.janome.com/siteassets/su...anufacture.pdf the NH models were made from 1935-1941. There is a manual for the NH at https://ismacs.net/newhome/new-home-...e-manuals.html (Interestingly, I found a pdf to download at etsy, but says it is 30 pages, whereas the ISMACS is only 28.) The NH manual does show how to use the attachments, but ISMACS also has a New Home Attachments

Something I noticed in the NH manual, the bobbin winding shows a machine with a different stitch length assembly (more like the pictures linked above), but then later shows the NH model machine.

There is also a thread that has lots of different New Home machines at New Home Vintage Sewing Machines Club

Something to be noted is that this machines takes a different needle system specifically CC1221, but also A Boye 2-1/2. They are shorter than the needles available for home machines now. They can occasionally (few and far between) be found on etsy, ebay, facebook or such. I thought I had all Jon's links as he will sometimes have some. There is also this page that tells how to 'make' a needle to fit.
https://myperfectstitch.blogspot.com...r-classic.html

We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf and on an ipad at Posting Pictures From an iPad

Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. As shown at Standard Sewing Machine Co. Paragon

I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg

Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?

Another way to post pictures can be found at 2021/2022, 2.5” Birthday Swap
And how to use an ipad to post pictures can be found at Uploading photos and Posting Pictures From an iPad

Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.

Some additional notes -
The photos generally need to be reduced to less than 2MB in size. I have heard of people sending an email to themselves as it will ask if you want to reduce the size.

I have an android phone and when I tried to reply on Quilting Board while in mobile view None of the options for adding pictures was available. However, there is an option down at the bottom left of the page that is for Full Site when I tapped on "Full Site" It then looked like the way it looks on my lap top. So it would have the Red Reply and the Go Advanced options.

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