This is getting interesting. There is so much resemblance to the Visnova, but in the few "underhood" photos I've seen, the hook/shaft/drive configuration looks so different from what I have in front of me. And then there is the nagging part about the Sewing Circle motor. I suppose the importer could have also imported rebadged Visnovas perhaps. I'd say its been worth the twenty dollars just for the mystery of it!