Hi Rodney! Yes, it has tabs on the back of the lower case for the hinges. I think I remember the hinges bolt to the machine from the inside? There is a metal bar on the bottom of the lower case; you pull it forward before tilting the machine back on the hinges. I suppose it tilted back to store small items under the machine. I used to keep my "emergency funds" there!
Hi Barny - Yes; I was always sewing something with the 252. During all those years it never once crossed my mind to actually purchase another machine. After all, I could keep this one sewing after a fashion. "Had machine; will sew." When I lived in the barracks I'd trade sewing patches and insignias on uniforms in exchange for the guys polishing my boots so many times, or changing the oil, etc., in my car. Win-win.