Necchi Model Descriptions 1930-1971

Auto Cylindrica Free Arm; Italy; 19?? - 1955 BC Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Black; Italy BCJ Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Black; Italy BF Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Black, Green, or Pink; Italy BF Mira Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Gray; Italy BF Supernova Flat Bed; Straight Stitch; Oscillating Hook; Gray; Italy; 1955-1962 BU Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Black or Green; Italy 1948-1953 BU Mira Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Olive; Italy; 1952-1956 BU Nova Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Dark Green or Black; Italy; 1953 BU Supernova Flat Bed; Manual Zig Zag; Oscillating Hook; Gray; Italy; 1955-1958 Esperia Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Italy; 1958-1961 Miracle Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Black; Italy 1955 Miranda Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Olive; Italy; 1961 Supernova Ultra Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Automatic zig zag; insertable cams; Italy; 1958-1963 510 Lelia; Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Straight Stitch; Pink/Cream; Italy; 1961 512 Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Cream & Green; 1963-1971 513 Lelia; Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; Buttonhole; Pink/Cream; Italy; 1961 514 Nora; Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Automatic; Insertable Cams; Gray or Pink; Italy; 1957-1961 515 Lelia, Flat Bed; Automatic with BH; Insertable cams; Cream & Pink; Italy; 1963-1971 522 Lycia; Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag; White; Italy; 1955 523 Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Manual Zig Zag with BH; Pink; Italy 1963-1971 524 Lycia; Free Arm; Oscillating Hook; Automatic; Insertable Cams; White; Italy; 1955 525 Flat Bed; Automatic with BH; Italy; 1963-1971 530 Mirella; Free Arm; Straight Stitch; Convertible to handcrank; Pink; Italy; 1963-1971 532 Flat Bed; Manual Zig Zag; Oscillating Hook; Pink/Cream; Italy; 1954-1962 534 Supernova Julia; Flat Bed; Oscillating Hook; Automatic with BH; Insertable Cams;

Lavender; Italy; 1961-1971 535 Flat Bed; Rotary Hook; Automatic; Insertable Cams; Olive; Italy 544 Lydia; Free Arm; Rotary Hook; White; Italy; 1962-1971 554 Flat Bed; Automatic with BH; Cream & Beige; Italy; 1963-1971

(NOTE: The following is an addendum that was posted by Ed L. in 12/03)

The list above contains all the models listed in the Blue Book as made in Italy and manufactured before 1972. Those manufactured after that have plastic innards and at about that point, Necchi shifted the majority of production offshore.

According to the Blue Book, other models made in Italy: 538 - 1972-80 539 - 1972-80 555 - 1975-82 565 - 1973-78 582 Sylvia - 1973-78 584 Sylvia Multimatic - 1973-78 586 Sylvia Maximatic - 1973-78 592 Logica - 1985-89

Necchi model numbers are not sequential, cannot be used to determine manufacture date or country of origin, and some are even duplicated. Again, according to the Blue Book:

502 - Taiwan 1985-98 503 - Taiwan 1986-89 505 - Taiwan 1991-98 522 - Taiwan 1983-93 (same model # as Lycia) 523 - Taiwan 1983-91 (same model # as one made in Italy 1963-71) 524 - Taiwan 1991- (same model # as Lycia) 525 - Taowan 1991- (same model # as one made in Italy 1963-71) 534 - Taiwan 1982-86 (same model # as Julia) 535 - Taiwan 1982-88 536 - Taiwan 1988-96 537 - Taiwan 1988-96 (same model # as one made in Italy 1972-82) 541 - Japan 1980-87 543 - Japan 1980-87 549 - Japan 1982-87 574 - Taiwan 1985-91 575 - Taiwan 1982-86

Ed - 2003

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