I came across this auction on ebay and was thoroughly confused.
According to the seller:

Ebay seller 'florance59' wrote:
Rara macchina caffè Sama, l'unica cosa che manca è il marchietto dietro, ma ho chiesto e mi hanno detto che è una Sama. Funziona benissimo, 220 w, va anche il manometro, unica cosa bisogna pulire il filtro, quello rimovibile, perchè c'è un po' di calcare. Cromatura davvero bella, ma meglio dargli una pulitina, qualche graffio dietro, spero evidenti in foto, la lunghezza è 35 cm. Per dubbi, chiedete.

It looks like nothing i've ever seen. It's got the club design but with a steamgroup! I don't get it, because if you'd want steam type espresso with a Sama club, all you'd have to do is hold down the lever!

Or maybe this thing is from 1930 and Sama really was the first with a club type body.

that looks like the mother of a lot of machines.

Indeed- I think you may be onto something- but not the 30's- maybe the early 1950's?

The fittings have that fifties look- very chunky- the case is the classic shape- yet has those bevels on the sides edges- more ornate and reeks of the 50's.

Is it definitely steam powered only, the group? Could there be a pump inside the machine?

And that machine has the red light I want for mine- massive and intimidating. I wish I had seen this machine before the auction ended- I would have bid for sure.

I don't think there is a pump inside the machine. Vibe pumps weren't available until the 70's and it has a boiler fill knob, not a reservoir.
And i could have made the topic before the auction ended, but last time someone did that, people were unhappy.
I could also have mentioned the Faema Urania that went for 500E and for the Gaggia Gilda mk2 for 99E. But i didn't. .

just PM me next time

I saw that Urania- I was about to buy it.

needed some work but looked pretty good.