I finally got home and got to look through things. The slide came open with no trouble and the shuttle was there, with a bobbin in it. LOL now I can't remember how the shuttle came out! There was a box with 6 additional bobbins and about a dozen different feet and ~15 needles. I have attached a pic with all the bits that were in the drawer. Everything seems to be quite smooth in operation... once I figured out to engage the stop "button" on the wheel to make the needle move lol. The belt is quite old leather and I'll probably have to replace it if we put it to regular use. There is an "s" hook thing holding the ends together and I'm not sure it will last very long under stress. Maybe this is better left as a "show" piece... I feel bad to let such an amazing machine just sit, but I also feel bad to use a piece of history!
- JT