TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS A CIRCA 1930'S MINITURE MODEL DRILL PRESS MADE IN GERMANY BY MARKLING- IT IS NOT TAGGED AS SUCH BUT CERTAINLY APPEARS TO BE. IT IS MISSING A FEW SMALL PARTS (SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE PARTS AS THEY ARE IN GENERAL SIMPLE HARDWARE). IF YOU ARE A MODEL STEAM ENTHUASIST THIS IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO YOUR OWMINGS- IT CAN DEMONSTRATE THE STEAM ENGINE IN A WORKING CAPACITIY. THE HISTORY AT WORK!