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Greetings, everyone. I'm restoring a Sonora Invincible, and I'm missing one of the three needle cups. The problem is, I don't know what it should look like. I know it should be gold-plated, and I know what the other two needle cups look like (see picture), but the one I'm missing, which I believe is for used needles, would probably have a lid (the other two don't), and would probably be shaped differently, since the two outer needle cups take a screw through the bottom but the center one doesn't. At least, there's no hole through that part of the needle cup holder. (I've attached a picture of that, too.) If someone has an Invincible or a Supreme with the original needle cups (I believe both models used the same ones) and could post pictures of the center needle cup from the top and side, so I can know what I should be looking for, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hope these pics help!

Very helpful! Thank you! Would you mind if I used them to post in the Yankee Trader and on Facebook?

You are most welcome! Feel free to use them however you want.