Friday, October 1, 2010

Identifying a Necchi Model Number

I received this email:
"hi  tammy
my name is fabian and i got a problem defining the type of my necchi i bought recently on ebay. it was sold as a necchi lelia 513, but the sign is missing. and all the pictures i can find on the internet showing this type look a bit different, also the machine in your manual does ( thanks a lot for scanning and putting it online :) ). but i found one picture on google showing a machine, looking the same as mine does, except for the color and the desk ( mine is in a box).  could you maybe tell me wether its a type 513 or not? would be a great favour.
i already say thanks a lot and nice greets from germany"

From looking at the photo Fabian included in the email and comparing it to my machine it is a Necchi Lelia 513.  Below are new photos I took today.
 
 
 
 When lifting the front the serial number is revealed.
 
 
 
Hope this helps!  Happy Sewing.

6 comments:

  1. Email response from Fabian
    hello tammy,
    i finally checked the serial number of the machine as you told me. it is 513-0020721. and thanks once more for posting pics and manual and also for your instant reaction. and sorry for letting you wait for my response so long , but i had lots of trouble the recent days.
    greets
    fabian

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  2. I just purchased a Lelia 513 and am looking for a manual. Do you by any chance have one that you could email to motupipi@rocketmail.com?

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  3. Hi Tammy I just got given a Necchi 513 yesterday! How lucky is that? Not tested or checked it out yet. I am going to download the manual, so thanks so much for that.

    If you pop over to my blog you will see that I ran a free class on sewing for 15 ladies. One of them, Julia, came up with this Necchi and a Singer Featherweight 100. A friend of hers was throwing them away. Even if I have to pay to get them repaired I think it will be worth it.

    Can you drop the feed dogs on a Necchi 513? As we are doing some free style stuff if the machine works :-)

    Joan

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  4. I have a Necchi sewing machine starting with a serial number U10. How do I tell what year it was manufactured?

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    1. Im trying to date an old Necchi machine. It is straight stitch and reverse only. The machine is green in color. when I lift it out of the case, on the front edge is the number 15-5077735. Underneath is the number ITALY 8004. on the front of the machine under the stitch adjustment lever at the bottom it says BCJ MADE IN ITALY. Any information you might give me is much appreciated ..

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  5. Im trying to date an old Necchi machine.It only does straight stitch and reverse. It is green in color. It has 2 numbers on the base. One is 15-5077735 on the edge of the base and the other number is underneath on the bottom. That number is ITALY 8004. On the front of the machine at the base under the stitch adjustment lever is says BCJ MADE IN ITALY Any information you can give me would be much appreciated.
    It sews very well both forward and reverse.

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