This sewing machine is currently considered an antique sewing machine since it was made in the 1920s. However old the machine is, it is still capable of sewing cloth together to make clothes or other cloth items. The needle for the machine is the same size as a modern machine, and the thread will run through it just as easily as in a new machine. It is an manual-run machine with a foot pedal, although the wheel on the side also works for moving the needle.