mtboze

I just acquired an 1897 28K in a portable coffin-style case. It wasn't until I got it home that I noticed treadle belt holes in the base of the wooden case. I've seen photos of treadle cabinets with the coffin cover, and portable machines with coffin covers, but this combination arrangement has me baffled.

Since this is a hand crank machine, being able to move the machine itself from a portable case to a treadle cabinet seems reasonable. But I haven't been able to find any reference to setting the base of the portable case onto a treadle cabinet or stand for utilizing the belt holes in the portable base.

All of the coffin-top treadle cabinets I've see so far look like they just have attachments for the machine itself, with no provision for setting the portable base on it. And the cover of the portable cabinet doesn't have any hardware on it other than the hooks on one end and the hasp/clasp on the other for attaching to its base.

How would this machine be used as a treadle?