Fortunately, nothing serious, just requiring tuning and adjustment. The machine was generally working as it came to me – the previous owner seems to have cared for it very well, up into late 1970s, but then… Owners don’t always age as gracefully as their machines, and this Supernova was spending increasingly much time in some dusty and humid environment – a garage, perhaps? So, here is my Supernova Automatica C – all cleaned up. As far as I can tell, the only difference is in slightly fancier knobs and a few gadgets… Soon after the first edition, Necchi brought out an updated version – Supernova Ultra. They could be delivered built into a cabinet, or with a stand-alone base, but Automatica also came as a free arm! And that’s what I’ve got. The Supernovas came in several variants: straight stitch only (BF), zig-zag (BU) and zig-zag with cams (Automatica). A circular sewing attachment, a needle plate for a twin needle (set sideways! – they’ve gone forward in time by 60 years and copied my recent invention), a feed dog cover for embroidery (even though we can drop the feed dogs too), a manual and a project book, but no feet, which is ok except for the one special foot for the twin needle, but I was lucky enough to find it lurking in Helen Howes’ shop, where it is lurking no longer.

The interior was also in a bit of a state with rust in places.īut the accessories box contained a full set of cams, and even some extras that the original owner had bought separately, plus a new buttonhole cam with lever bought in 1969 to replace the original chipped one, which is also present. The motor was smoking and the exterior was in a bit of a state when it arrived. It has complicated knobs and all steel gears. This is the original first edition, as far as I can make out. This is my Necchi Supernova Automatica C, Italy, 1955. It says lifetime guarantee on that ad, I wonder if I can pop my Supernova to a local Necchi dealer for a free repair? The balance wheel clutch is still stuck. Necchi went Supernova in 1955 – there was a big bang but the world survived.

Necchi supernova ultra sewing machine