Miz Johnny

I don't see the photo, but it could well be a repaint. Many of the older machines were refurbished--especially during WWII and directly after. The usual refinish was Godzilla, but occasionally a green one will surface.

I have a VS II that was given the Godzilla finish, and an 1869 Model 12 in that finish as well. I was amazed that one of that age would be refurbished. However, whoever did so had no better sense than to put a "modern" needle clamp on it--I spent one hysterical night trying to put in a new needle before I figured out why the 12 X 1 needle wouldn't work--I won't tell you how many times I repeated the operation, with the same result. I have a friend who'd love to tell you, though--she was the one watching and laughing.