One more thing: It says Meister-Werke (name of factory? company?) underneath the "Made in Germany" decal. Viking took over Meister-Werke around 1980 and rebranded the Meister machines from that period. These machines aren't considered that good (if what I see in various quilting/sewing forums is any indication). However, there were several all-metal models like yours that came after the Klasse 101s that I would like to look at (if I can find them).