Originally Posted by
Mrs. SewNSew
>>> That is the wood piece that was inside. I did a gathering thread and wrapped the pretty velvet over the muslin, now including the wood disk that was originally inside. *It's a very lumpy rough piece of wood--not finished to any great quality. I had removed the cover plate from the box and turned it over. Directly through the bottom under the pin cushion was a screw that goes through a hole and through the little wood"cup" and then anchors the works by going into the wood disk. The screw underneath lies flush when it's in so the the piece can still be moved to open the compartment.
Christy, thank you so much - I think I get the picture now. It makes sense now that I know that the wood disk is inside the cover. For some reason I just couldn't figure out how it all went together and stayed. I have a hole in the cover lid and a different shade of wood in that area and after seeing pictures of these old Pfaff sewing machines, I now know why. Maybe someday I'll find something suitable to make a pin cushion with.
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Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.