The results of torque measurements on thin nickel films were used to determine the saturation magnetization in the neighborhood of the Curie point. The films were deposited by evaporation in high vacuum (10−7to 10−8Torr) and protected with a silicon monoxide overcoat. The relative magnetization &sgr; was found to depend upon the temperature according to the power law &sgr;2=&xgr;(1−T/Tc) for temperatures near but below the Curie pointTc. Curie temperatures determined according to this power law were found to be considerably less than the Curie temperature of bulk nickel below 100Å. In addition, the parameter &xgr; was found to increase linearly with film thickness, from 20 to 225Å. Details are given on the techniques used for film preparation and for the magnetic measurements.