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International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

The purpose of the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society is to foster the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

Boye Needle Company

  • Boye bobbins, needles and shuttles for your sewing machines.
  • Collecting Needle Cases
  • Introduced in 1906, Boye's revolutionary rotary needle dispensers transformed sewing machine maintenance by standardizing parts across thousands of brands and becoming sought-after collectibles today.
  • Display Case Listing
  • This rare Boye needle display case chart matches over 200 sewing machine brands with their proper needle tubes and shuttles, solving the mystery of interchangeability across 20,000 differently named machines.
  • Leaflet included with Shuttles
  • This authentic leaflet insert accompanied Boye shuttle cases, providing customers with essential cross-reference information for identifying the correct needles and shuttles for their machines.
  • A Rotary Needle Case Advertisement
  • This vintage advertisement showcases the innovative Boye Rotary needle case that became a fixture in hardware stores across America, simplifying needle selection for countless sewing machine brands.

ISMACS is an organization totally independent of all sewing-machine manufacturers, past or present and is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in these pages.  Please Note: Do not contact any ISMACS official in an attempt to solicit a valuation - it is not possible other than by hands-on assessment and your request will be ignored.

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