The Goodell-Pratt countershaft unit was of the "Fast (or tight) and Loose" type where the drive belt, from a treadle assembly built into the stand, or a separate "foot motor", could be run at idle on a pulley which spun freely on the main shaft. Shifting the belt sideways caused it to ride onto a fixed pulley which then turned the spindle and the 3-step lathe-drive pulley permanently locked to it. The advantages of this arrangement on a human-powered machine were few, and only when motorised would the full benefits have been realised.
The bearing were very simple - just hardened steel pins pressing into countersinks formed in each the end of the pulley's main shaft.

An original countershaft unit clearly showing the simple bearing arrangement with hardened steel pins running in countersinks in the end of the mainshaft - and a spring-assisted belt-shifting fork. The oil hole for the "loose" pulley is clearly visible.

The Goodell-Pratt lathe stand (No. 121), called by the makers a Foot Power Table, was made entirely of iron and steel and provided with a rear-mounted tool tray with 11 small and 12 large holes - it was designed to take only the No. 125 lathe.
The lipped-edge tray, legs and treadle were finished in black and the wheel, with its polished rim, in red.