The cord was wound around it, and the outer covering was fragile and some broke off as I took it off. I was hesitant to plug it in because of that. There is no key but I used a small screwdriver to open it. I've had a key like that before but I couldn't locate it. Otherwise it is a beautiful sewing machine!
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