Originally Posted by
OurWorkbench
Welcome ember1205. That 457 does look similar to the 237. I did a little research and found a thread here that is rather old, but it looks to have some good info
Singer Stylist 457 Instruction Book-free??? The link to the manual in that thread no longer works, but it can be found at
https://www.singer.com/search/support?title=457
Something that I noticed in that thread was that it does have plastic gears and a belt or two on the bottom. I also noticed that it takes Apollo bobbins. I am not sure, but it may be the plastic class 66. However the dimensions are slightly different than the metal class 66 bobbins per
http://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/bobbins/
Good luck in your search.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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Thanks.
I found a thread about the 457 as well indicating that one of the gears is apparently "more likely" to break / strip, but once replaced it should hold up well for quite some time?
I would prefer to find something with all metal mechanicals, but this 457 is at least fairly local.
My biggest issue with any machine right now seems to be that everyone thinks they're worth their weight in gold... I had a seller on eBay try and sell me a non-working 237 for $100 and someone with a working one seems to think it's worth $140 before adding in about $60 in shipping.