I haven't used it since I was a little girl. But in the next couple of weeks, I'm going to give it a try and see if it still sews as smooth as it did when I was little!

First, welcome to the board from Minnesota. I'm sorry for the loss of your Mother. Cleaning things out can be difficult. The machine in your post is beautiful, I hope you happy memories of sewing on her.

I wish I looked as little used as that at that age. What a wonderful treasure.

What a beautiful machine, hang on to it and sew with it, it is a treasure.

Your Mother's machine is a wonderful machine for FMQ(free motion quilting). You'll think of her when you sew with her machine.
I'm sorry to hear that your Mother passed away.

she must of taken excellent care of it looks in great shape

MW Model URR185-B nearly identical to a Singer 15
 

I just bought an Pristine Montgomery Ward portable model URR 185-B, but didn't get an Owners Manual with it, I do have an original manual for a Singer 15, wouldn't the manual work as far as threading, oiling etc. for my MW machine? I have a Singer model 15-92 and they look nearly identical except the Singer has a potted motor. Also do you know if the MW will hold up as well as the Singer? And will any parts for the Singer fit the MW? Please advise if you read this.:)

Duane Hampton

HELLO, I JUST ACQUIRED A MODEL URR185, BUT DON'T HAVE THE OWNERS BOOK, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COPY IT, AND EMAIL ME A COPY, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT , MAIL YOU A CHECK FIRST OR WHAT EVER. I have posted another person on here about using a Singer 15 manual, but would prefer a MW manual, Please advise, Duane Hampton

I have a MW URR-188 that is very similar, though mine is in a carrying case.

Threading is different on the MW than it is on the 15-91, though the oiling points might be similar.

acm,

I have one of my mothers two sewing machines. The one I have is her HOTHER ( my avatar pic ), it is very close to your mothers MW. There might be some financial value to it as it's an excellent machine. But I couldn't care less about that as to me since it was my mothers it's priceless. Gather up all it's parts, oil it good, I recommend Tri-Flow oil, and use it. You'll be surprised at how good these old machines worked.

Joe