Originally Posted by
oldsewnsew
Trust me, the whole housing is one solid piece, no seperate topcover. But no plastic gears either. And it works great and is fast and smooth. It's in great shape and I just bought an unopened package of accessories from 1961 for a Brother with receipt (for a different machine). She is also center homing needle.
Yours may be one of the last good ones. Because the style of it looks similar to the ones a bit later, that have the different stitches and yucky parts.