That's a great story Nancy. Well, my Dad is a little rough on things and then having it live at sea for all those years took its toll. The rust worries me and I really have no idea how to restore it. I'm glad it works. I thought I saw a thread here once about how to clean up an old machine?[/quote]
There are really great tutorials here on this site that Billy's has posted (Billy is the go to guy here on vintage machines). Just do a search of "Cleaning Vintage Sewing Machines" and look for "Lostn51" as the author. There is a part one - taking the machine apart, part two - the cleaning, and a part 3. All really great information!
Nancy