The fender emblem on the front is awesome, as are a couple of other small details!
From Wiki for what it's worth: "In the years since its inception, Miyata played an innovative role in the Japanese bicycle industry, and claims to have been the first Japanese producer of flash-butt welded frame tubes (1946) and the first to use electrostatic painting (1950). "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyata
I tend to think pacificaslim is onto the right idea, or at least closer to the year:
Originally Posted by
pacificaslim
This is the Japanese company Miyata, right? Were they selling a lot internationally in those days? If they were mainly domestic, I doubt they would use serial numbers using the western calendar years, especially in the 1930s when sentiment in Japan was very anti-west.
So.."937": 9 could be September and the 37 could be the year. In the Japanese calendar, the only 37 that could make sense would be Showa era year 37 and that is 1962.
Just a guess.