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    vickycoleen Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    May 21, 2008, 06:23 PM
    Vintage Montgomery Ward sewing machine
    I have a vintage Montgomery Ward, Model E, sewing machine that belonged to my grandmother. I was wondering if anyone can help me find a date, or any other information on it. I do not have any paperwork or accessories to it.

    Here is a link to some pictures: Picasa Web Albums - Vicky - Vintage Sewin...
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    May 21, 2008, 06:41 PM
    Maybe it is just my computer but the link opened but did not show the machine.
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    May 21, 2008, 06:57 PM
    Try this one: Picasa Web Albums - Vicky - Vintage Sewin...
    Or my blog at:
    http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-jKUY3...iTIO0AOJ3?cq=1
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    May 22, 2008, 04:40 AM
    I saw your images. If you flip the machine up from the base of it, you should be able to find some numbers, one of them being the serial number, that should be of use to you in finding further information about it.

    I think that it's likely that you have a machine that was manufactured for Montgomery Ward by the National Sewing Machine Company of Belvidere, IL.

    There is some interesting history about the National Sewing Machine Company.

    The quote below is from the following site: American Sewing Machines

    This machine was made by the National Sewing Machine Company of Belvidere, Illinois which was formed in 1890 by the merger of the Eldredge Sewing Machine Company (est.1869) and the June Manufacturing Company (est. 1881). The firm appears to have specialized in producing badged machines for retailers. In 1953 it merged with Free Sewing Machine Co. but was unable to compete with imported models and the National Sewing Machine Company closed in 1957.
    A "badged" sewing machine is one that has been manufactured by one company and then sold to another company for the second company to sell with its own name on it, such as Montgomery Ward did.

    Please let us know when you find the serial number. There might be records available online concerning serial numbers from the National Sewing Machine Company.
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    Jun 3, 2010, 09:36 AM
    I have montgomery ward model e sewing machine as well the serial number is E 24 NS-121A
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