I was determined to get this top sewn together yesterday. I had 4 vertical rows to sew on and then 8 horizontal seams. It measures 56" x 71" right now so I could finish it as a couch quilt as it is. 
I was cleaning off a shelf in the basement yesterday. These belonged to my mother. She did crafty things.
Do you remember when this was popular in the 1950s? That is assuming you were even born yet.
Here is something from the early 1960s. 
Do you remember when socks were called anklets and most people darned the holes in them? Obviously I didn't follow the rules; the package is unopened.
I love the prices on these items. However at that time we got paid 50 cents an hour to babysit and were lucky to make $1 an hour at a steady job.
Buy a new shuttle? I'm not sure if I understand that.
I'm wondering if these were from the days that treadle machines were popular. The needles have a flat back on the shank and I don't know if treadle machine needles did or not.