Grannyjlb

I looked this up on google. There is a phone number to call them and ask. I look this up so that if I ever found a machine that took that needle I would know where to get them. I love old machines and pick them up once in a while.

Grannyjlb

http://blog.tv-sewingcenter.com/sewi...chine-needles/ This may help to answer questions about needles.

jljack

Jon is the source of needles for Davis machines....trust me...I know!! :-)

jlhmnj

Janis,

Please pardon me while I howl with laughter......OK, I'm better now. Methinks the greatest sourse of "Davis" needles is the common 15x1 and those that had the fore sight to squirrel away the NOS longs and Boye 10's. My goal is to supply the newcomer with a few needles to try out grandma's old Davis or Minnesota without spending $4 needle. This is a pleasure and I consider it public service rather than a money making venture.

Jon

grannysewer

How long is the actual needle in inches? I have some older needles I got in that storage unit, and don't have a clue what they are. Some seem really long. They're in the old round wooden tubes. I don't think I have a need for them. Bobbie

jljack

Oh, don't say you don't need them!! LOL The Davis "longs" are actually very long...they look long! They come in old round wooden tubes. The tube may say 10 on it...and if it does, that is indeed a Davis long needle made by Boye. I have some of them at home, and I'll measure tonite. But Jon probably knows the answer to this question.

jlhmnj

A hair under 2". Link to a picture of one a page back on this thread.

J Miller

Yeah, they look more like arrows than needles.

Joe

miriam

oh wow - I have held back buying some machines because of the needles!!!!!

grannysewer

Some of these needles are 2.75" and have a notch cut in the top. Others are that length, round, with no flat spot. They're all in Boye tubes, but I think that is just where he stored them. I have a card of some that say "made in Germany" and one that doesn't have maker just a lot of numbers, also 2.75".