Try contacting the SewVac Doctor, at SewVacDoctor@sewingandvac.com. He may be able to help.

I tired digging around on the net and the most I could find was that up until 1954 MW's machines were made by National. 'National also happened to be the supplier of sewing machines for Montgomery Wards & Co., Sears Roebuck & Co.'s chief competitor. However, unlike Montgomery Wards, which would continue to get all sewing machines from National until the sewing machine company met its demise in 1954, Sears would switch its suppliers several times in the following years.' On the website I linked to, you have to register & post an intro just to read the forums, I didn't take the time to do that. Wait a minute. Is this your machine? http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/collect_sewing_montward.html The writer says it was made in Japan but not the mfr. This may not be yours, your model number is slightly different. You could join this yahoo group, I bet you'd be able to find the mfr. there but it would take some digging. vintagejapansewingmachines-you'll have to google it, gardenweb won't let me post the link (it's true some yahoo groups are spammy & members are bombarded with filthy emails, I still get some real lulu's from a bicycling group I was in ages ago!) You have a mystery machine Mable! I'm curious to see if anyone can get a definitive answer for you. Do you still sew on it? Here is a link that might be useful: sewing machine collector site

Never heard of it,but those type of machines never seem to work like they tell you they will.It's usually better just to buy a used "REAL" machine.They're available at sewing machine stores,thrift shops etc.Sorry i can't help you more. Kathi

Recently my foot peddle got wet. When I turned on the machine, it immediately started sewing in reverse, non-stop, all by itself, as if a gremlin was operating it. I panicked, let the peddle dry for days before I had nerve enough to try again, but when I turned it on, the machine was fine. So, perhaps moisture or high humidity is the culprit. BTW, my machine, a 30+ year-old electronic Singer, is similar to Chickadee's, except that if you press the reverse button WHILE you are stitching forward, it goes to reverse while you hold the button and goes forward again when you stop. However, if you press the button BEFORE you begin stitching, it stitches in reverse until you stop and press again. Good luck, kenglish.