Hi this is Country1's husband. Mine has that musty odor in the case, which looks to be exactly like yours. Back in the 70's a lady at the sewing shop in Louisville told my parents and me that all the featherweights she ever saw had the same odor. Mom and Daddy got mine off a radio yard sale for $50 shortly before I moved to the coast out of high school to serve an appprenticeship. I used it to sew up torn jeans for myself. She sure is a beauty