Originally Posted by
irishrose
It took a hammer to remove the cover to the foot pedal - no screws, just a slide off - HA! Not when it's been on 60 years. My foot pedal appeared to riveted - it wasn't. The cover slides (and I use that term loosely) in grooves on either outer edge of the bottom. Enter the hammer.
Oh...so THAT is how to take those apart
. I've often looked at them and wondered why they were made like that.