Originally Posted by Leota
Maybe the cabinet "protected" the machine from the brunt of the weather and it's salvageable.
You may want to consult with Billy about restoration after you get her home and can open her up.
I thought I would. It is an Elgin and I am not at all familiar with that brand. I am hoping Billy is. You know I could understand perhaps if it had been a table or chair, but a sewing machine, to leave outdoors like that, and also since it was the man's grandmother's to boot. I just don't understand some people and they way they think. Even if I didn't sew, I could never do something like that to a piece of family history or something that might be of value.