Thieba

I am looking for information on this Singer 237

This is a 237M faired, in two hulls that I have never seen elsewhere, I have no information on this machine which seems to be an uncommon model.

Usually the 237 have a motor fixed at the rear on the frame when there is a motor. This model has an internal motor.

Do you have any information on this model? Have you ever seen one?

https://i.postimg.cc/1Xwd43R2/237-M93-2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/pVF4sqQC/237-M93-1.jpg

OurWorkbench

Welcome. That is different from what I've seen for a 237. I know there were two manuals for the 237 and the difference was the pressure regulator. There is a manual for the 237 at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/86...37.html#manual There is also a small parts manual for 237M23 at https://web.archive.org/web/20170329...999/237M23.pdf and a little larger one for the 237 at https://web.archive.org/web/20160804...2_2999/237.pdf
ETA: just realized there is a manual with it. Does it show the enclosed motor?

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JoeJr

Welcome also. I think I've had 2 or 3 237s, but not with a covered motor like that. I would be curious to see the back of the machine with the back cover off; would the internal workings be exposed?

I think of an internal motor, for Singers anyway, as a shaft drive to a geared handwheel as in a 301, 401, and Rocketeers. I guess I need to rethink this.

Thieba

Thank you for your answers which are very encouraging concerning an unknown model, I continue my investigations.

Thieba

I don't have this machine, it's an ad that I saw and that really intrigued me. But the ad quickly disappeared. I only had one exchange with the seller who didn't confirm that the hulls were made of metal. In the photos I see screws that should allow it to be opened. I didn't follow up on this ad because the seller wanted it much too expensive (more than 3 times the usual price for a 237 in good condition) and didn't seem very reliable to me. Since then I've only seen one other one on a sales site in southern Italy. Out of curiosity I'd like to find another one, these models are apparently relatively rare, it seems interesting to me to know its history. I continue to look for information to perfect my knowledge of the 237.
I've contacted many people on the internet who seem to be enthusiasts but none of them have any information on this model. Hence my growing interest, this is becoming a very interesting investigation. What I know is that there are two versions of the 237 referenced. The first one does not have a wheel to lower the feed dogs and the second version with a wheel on the plate to lower the dogs and a large button to adjust the pressure of the feet. The model I am talking about would therefore be a third version. Made in Milan like the others but very little distributed. By its shapes it seems more recent. Did it have more plastic parts that made it more fragile and therefore there would be fewer left?
I continue to search by trying to get closer to Singer enthusiasts.
For information, on the back of the machine, where the motor is located, it is written:MODEL 237 M 93

210-230 VOLTS 75 WATTS

50-60 Hz AC

THE SINGER COMPANY

MADE IN ITALY

Plups

Is this the machine? https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/electromenager/2628471570
(archived at https://archive.is/GQrXD)
This is an ad (scam?) using the same picture.
Any chance some of these are scams? One of the pictures looks the same.

Thieba

Yes, it is this machine, it is this ad that I had seen. The announcement dates back to April. I don't think it's a scam.

Plups

Ok, my bad! Is this model a fashion mate? I could find a few other machines that looked the same by doing a reverse image search.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/405133796851 (made in fr?)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bz-7pSAgFY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0H1cygeyZc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cgvzvtAoQHo

Thieba

These machines are all 237 made in Italy at the Monza factory. The eBay one is only the motor which is made in France, it's a version1 without the button to lower the claws and with the small metal wheel for the foot pressure adjustment. The one from Vintage Sewing Machine Garage on YouTube is also a version1 The machine on YouTube from Red Barn Homestead is a version2, with a large plastic wheel on the top to adjust the foot pressure and a button on the tray to lower the claws. The fourth on YouTube of kelly bond machines is a version1. All these machines were made in Italy. It seems that the motors were added in the countries of import according to the different voltages (220v in France, 110v USA...) Also, the transport cases are not the same.

Plups

So interesting! I’m sorry I’m sending you empty clues without knowing. Can you post again your initial pictures including the back of the machine? The link is empty now.