Here is an old wooden needle box and several shuttle needles from the BOYE Company....no oxidation...the machine needles are 1.5" long...the box is size marked 16/30-80.... a No. 16 needle was engineered specifically to fit antique rotary and vibrating shuttle machines made by brands like White Rotary, New Home Rotary, Free, Franklin, Minnesota, and New Royal..."Thread Count" or "Cotton Size"...ranging from a coarse 30-weight up to a very fine 80-weight cotton thread....