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Eldredge Sewing Machine Manual
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Eldredge Sewing Machine Serial Numbers
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THE NEEDLEBAR
Eldredge Sewing Machine Manual

NATIONAL SEWING MACHINES
By Claire Sherwell & Alan Quinn
The Main Model Types

NATIONAL SEWING MACHINES
By Claire Sherwell & Alan Quinn
The Main Model Types
2. Rotary Machines– One bobbin cover plate to the left of the machine. Serial number at base of upright pillar or on the underside of machine
B. Eldredge Sewing Machine Serial NumbersWhile she has a serial number (2,296,351) there are no known lists of National sewing machine serial numbers and production dates, so that by itself doesn't help much. But, when compared to our other National machine, which has a 2,167,857 serial number and was dated to 1913 by other means, it suggests this Willamette D is slightly later, say.
Hi Becky, I have an Eldredge Two Spool serial number H57095. The manual is dated 10 '25 on the outside, and 6-26 on the inside. It is electric and they glued in a front page with instructions on using the motor and foot pedal.
It does have a serial number 1311592, but nothing else. It has a decal on the front of the arm that says, 'The Eldredge' and on the back of the arm it says, 'Improved Eldredge B'. I've researched a lot and every image I seem to pull up doesn't match my treadle.
Eldredge Sewing Machine PartsClick on thumbnail images to see larger pictures
Eldredge Sewing Machine ValueSize
Spool Pin 
Stitch Length Control
Rotary A1
Rounded
Front
(Eldredge Rotary) 1904-08 Early bobbin & case. The hook cover has curved edges, whereas all later
 machines had rectangular hook cover plates.
Full
Shoulder
Center Arm - Raised
Bed Screw - lever
(Pritzlaff) 
Not Reversew (National's name for reverse sewing ability),
 non-electric. Rotary machines manufactured after January 1st, 1916 use
 certain slightly different parts eg tension and face plate.
Full
Fxpansion bfd3 torrent. Shoulder
Center Arm - Raised
Bed Screw - lever
R41
Rounded
Face Plate
(R41) Modernized Rotary A c1948: Reversew, separate
 reversing knob on bed. Non-electric.
Full
Shoulder
Bed Screw - lever
Internal motor patented Oct. 5, 1920 by Charles H'Doubler, later
 modifications. Electric, not Reversew.
Full
Shoulder
Center Arm - Raised
Bed Screw
Rotary 1120
Rounded
Face Plate
(1120) Electric portable.
Full
Shoulder
Pillar - lever
 Electric model, motor not built in,
 Reversew, krinkled finish. Light patented in 1935. Bed 14 5/8' long x 6
 13/16'.
Full
Shoulder
Pillar - lever
(R40) Electric, Reversew (no knob on bed
 of machine). c1949.
Machine#32-16055(model name or number unknown. 32?)
Rounded
Face Plate
(Princess) Features of R40 (electric Reversew without the reverse knob) and R41 (non-electric Reversew with the reverse knob, but without the central spool pin towards the center of the arm). Sub model version of the R41 with the Rotary B body. Separate reversing lever knob on bed.
Full
Shoulder
Pillar - lever
'Rotary Bobbin Reversew Wrinkle' finish
 (or perhaps Ward instead of Wrinkle). Electric. Howard Barber's 1938/9
 patented opening faceplate with hidden light design for Montgomery Ward
 incorporated into this National model. Sold as Montgomery Ward.
Full
Shoulder
Pillar - lever
N-50
Angular
Face Plate
Made by Portman, not National, and sold under various names.
 See Portman album in NeedleBar's Picture Library.
¾ sized
Shoulder
Bed Screw
1935. Aluminum body, motor to front. Charles H'Doubler's thread
 control mechanism in the machine head. Sold as General Electric.
Full
Shoulder
Bed Screw
(Eldredge Two Spool) Uses small spool of thread in a canister
 instead of a bobbin in a case. Later machines were electric using same
 electrical parts as Rotary C.
1914/1916 onwards. Serial numbers begin with H, after inventor
 Richard Hohmann.
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Size	Spool Pin	Stitch Length Control
Rotary A1	Rounded	Front	(Eldredge Rotary) 1904-08 Early bobbin & case. The hook cover has curved edges, whereas all later machines had rectangular hook cover plates.
Full	Shoulder Center Arm - Raised	Bed Screw - lever	(Pritzlaff) Not Reversew (National's name for reverse sewing ability), non-electric. Rotary machines manufactured after January 1st, 1916 use certain slightly different parts eg tension and face plate.
Full	Fxpansion bfd3 torrent. Shoulder Center Arm - Raised	Bed Screw - lever
R41	Rounded	Face Plate	(R41) Modernized Rotary A c1948: Reversew, separate reversing knob on bed. Non-electric.
Full	Shoulder	Bed Screw - lever	Internal motor patented Oct. 5, 1920 by Charles H'Doubler, later modifications. Electric, not Reversew.
Full	Shoulder Center Arm - Raised	Bed Screw
Rotary 1120	Rounded	Face Plate	(1120) Electric portable.
Full	Shoulder	Pillar - lever	Electric model, motor not built in, Reversew, krinkled finish. Light patented in 1935. Bed 14 5/8' long x 6 13/16'.
Full	Shoulder	Pillar - lever	(R40) Electric, Reversew (no knob on bed of machine). c1949.
Machine#32-16055(model name or number unknown. 32?)	Rounded	Face Plate	(Princess) Features of R40 (electric Reversew without the reverse knob) and R41 (non-electric Reversew with the reverse knob, but without the central spool pin towards the center of the arm). Sub model version of the R41 with the Rotary B body. Separate reversing lever knob on bed.
Full	Shoulder	Pillar - lever	'Rotary Bobbin Reversew Wrinkle' finish (or perhaps Ward instead of Wrinkle). Electric. Howard Barber's 1938/9 patented opening faceplate with hidden light design for Montgomery Ward incorporated into this National model. Sold as Montgomery Ward.
Full	Shoulder	Pillar - lever
N-50	Angular	Face Plate	Made by Portman, not National, and sold under various names. See Portman album in NeedleBar's Picture Library.
¾ sized	Shoulder	Bed Screw	1935. Aluminum body, motor to front. Charles H'Doubler's thread control mechanism in the machine head. Sold as General Electric.
Full	Shoulder	Bed Screw	(Eldredge Two Spool) Uses small spool of thread in a canister instead of a bobbin in a case. Later machines were electric using same electrical parts as Rotary C. 1914/1916 onwards. Serial numbers begin with H, after inventor Richard Hohmann.