I don't know a thing about it but it would sure be fun to get my hot little hands on it. It is shaped like a lot of old German machines. Have you threaded it? It looks like you thread it about like any other machine. It looks like it has zig zag. Are there any cams/disks? What is the bobbin area like? I have a Phoenix with a really odd bobbin area. It has a plate the bobbin case goes into and an extra loop on there somewhere for the thread to go through - if you don't do it just so it won't sew.