Ok, another delve into the community knowledge bank:
I just pried open a case that has been sealed since I brought it home from Janae's house. It's filled with needles -- hundreds and maybe thousands of SM needles. In particular there are blue containers with Schmetz needles, probably 100 or 200 to a little case. They say Canu:
14:25 and Nm: 90/14. Another one says Canu 14:25, Nm: 100/16. Yet another just says "Nu 90". I r ecognize the sharps and ballpoint and stretch needles. But what about the triple needle that says "Schmetz Drilling"? And what are "Eggeyed Harness Needles"" (these I think are hand needles, but I don't want to open the package -- I think it's really, really old)?I can't believe the mix of stuff ranging from brand new specialty threads for knitting to obviously antique needle packages.
Any help you can give working out the above will be appreciated. If these are all "good" needles that I can use, I may never have to buy another needle. That's no exaggeration. I think there may be thousands of needles in this case. Never saw so many in my life.
Sunny