Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
I have a centennial machine that has both the Bentwood case and a table that the Bentwood case recesses into. All appear to have been sold together as a set. I don't know when they started doing that though.
Oh, now that sounds interesting! Do you have pictures of the setup? I'm wondering if there were ever treadle tops that cased machines fit into. Our Frister & Rossmans, the Seidel Naumann and both the Singer 48k and 28 have bases with slots or holes for a treadle belt to pass through. I'm thinking without some sort of recess in the top it would be difficult to get the base to stay in alignment. Here's how the slot looks on the 48k: