What a wonerful sentiment, Don!! We can see how much you and your DW care for this machine.
When I get my vintage machines, I like to think about the women who have sewed on them. I wonder where they sewed, for whom, and how long they and the machine worked together. Some of my machines bear battle scars from being not well cared for, and I wonder why someone would scratch words into the paint like that, or why it was left to collect rust. I like to think that these machines were meant to be mine, because I will restore them to the best of my ability, and use each one as it was intended. I love my machines, beat up or pristine, and I secretly honor the memory of the women who sewed on them.