The Singer 215, 216 and 218 G models were made in Germany in the 1950's. After World War II Singer had taken over what was once Haid und Neu in Karlsruhe, Germany. Singer operated there from 1954 until 1982. These were some of the first machines they produced under the Singer name. I've seen pics of very early 215 models with treadle bases.
Mine is electric and has it's original motor. What I like about this machine is it's almost industrial style. The light is rather cool being sort of out there at the front and it can be adjusted around a bit. It is a straight stitch only machine but you can drop the feed dogs. Mine is in a two tone brown color scheme of mocha and chocolate brown but I believe it, also, came in black or beige.
Mine was in it's original suitcase style case. It has a heavy wooden base that had these little slots which I soon realized allowed the accessories box to attach to the machine to extend the bed. The wooden box was just a basic box with no dividers so I asked my dad if you could make dividers and a lift out tray. I hate it when things just sort of rattle around.
This machine is heavy. It would not the first one I would ever choose to take to a sewing class. All in all it's a good machine. Fantastic heavy feel to it with nice industrial styling to it. I haven't really tested it with bulky and thick fabrics yet but it seems like it could be a real workhorse.
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