Sewing & Me
I have been collecting sewing machines since late 2011 when I pickup a old Singer 128 portable unit made in 1951. After that other units have found there way to my home.
My newest sewing machine is a 1960s Montgomery Ward URR 273 unit that was made in Japan by a company called Happy. This unit is very powerful but that is only when it has a working belt (had to borrow from my Singer StyleMate 237.) It has plastic pattern disc that allow for some basic zig-zag design. The disc are ok but could have been made of high quality plastic such as what was found to be true with my Singer 603 pattern disc.
One thing that I find disappointing is that not a single person was sharing this Sewing Machine manual for free, so I scanned this manual. Using ABBYY FineReader I was able to convert the text parts to digital fonts that allow for high quality printing and resizing.
Here's the user guide/manual for download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/28eg248k65ew6px/Montgomery_Ward_Sewing_Machine_URR_273.pdf?dl=0
The PDF might have errors due to the optical character recognition program. Let me know if any are really bad and I try to go back and update.
I would almost kill someone for the attachment set you have! I have found one similar, but not the same. I have an MW 7 Jewel which uses cams like those pictured above.
ReplyDeleteCrissy, not sure if you're still on the hunt, but I have the exact set for sale! See my comment below. Happy sewing!
Deletejust got a MW that uses round cams, any chance you have any left. thanks david
DeleteI would almost kill someone for the attachment set you have! I have found one similar, but not the same. I have an MW 7 Jewel which uses cams like those pictured above.
ReplyDeleteSad the manual you posted, no longer works. :(
ReplyDeleteI restored the link.
DeleteThank you so very much for taking the time to do this. I help out on a VSM page on FB and I am always on the look out for manuals to put in our files for our members who need them. Someone was looking for this particular one back in April when I ran across your blog. I'm sure they will be happy to see this manual. :) I would like to invite you to come join our page, if you are still into vintage sewing machines that is. It's called the Vintage Sewing Machine (Non-Singer) page. Heck, for all I know you might already be a member. ;) Thanks again for this manual! :D
DeleteCould you restore a link to the pdf please?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read a bit more about, say, the Pressure regulator.
Regards,
Hans de Jonge
I restored the link. Please enjoy. ^_^
DeleteI was so excited to find this post! I purchased a Montgomery Ward URR 273 machine for a steal at a thrift store, and was SO disappointed to discover (after taking it apart, putting it back together and 2 trips to the repair man) that it was broken beyond repair. It's a fantastic machine. Anyway, I received the same accessory kit, though mine was missing the straight stitch disc. For anyone interested, it is for sale here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Montgomery-Ward-URR-273-Sewing-Machine-Accessories-Low-Shank-Stitch-Disc-Cam/252737315213
ReplyDeleteAny chance you could activate the link again. Just picked one up and just need the manual. Thank you
ReplyDeleteJim Stebbins, if you can post me a email, I'll be glad to send it to you. :)
DeleteDid you try:
Deletehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/28eg248k65ew6px/Montgomery_Ward_Sewing_Machine_URR_273.pdf?dl=0
I have a manual which I will scan if anyone needs it. Anyone have extra disks? I only have #1.
ReplyDeleteHallelujah!!! Finally someone with information on my machine. I had been searching to no avail. Thanks a Million!I really appreciate you. Thanks for the manual PDf.God bless you.
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