OK ! That question is settled! Elizabeth will be thoroughly cleaned and left in her original condition. I have been sewing on her and I've decided that women who used machines like that daily must have some kind of leg muscles. On another note, a couple at church is moving and he asked me if I would like to give his grandmother's treadle machine a good home. Can you believe it? They really don't want to take it with them. I don't know anything about it, except that it is a Singer with a round bobbin, and they said it was in use until about 5 years ago. I can't wait to go pick it up. That might be my sign to leave Elizabeth alone and put roses on one that I'm not emotionally attached to!