Original needle size is Size 15, and size can be selected by matching the diameter to the pictures in the front of the book.

This sock is constructed with a band heel.

Pattern suggests either one skein of Columbia Spanish Knitting Worsted, Ravelry database cites 490 yards, OR Columbia Knitting Worsted, 2 Skeins, Ravelry database cites 280 yards each.

This is an antique pattern, copied into numerous editions of Columbia Book of Yarns. It is on page 179 of the 8th edition (the version linked).