Originally Posted by
Rodney
Looks like someone stred that one in a bucket of water.
... then added some salt just to make sure! That's far more rusted than anything I've seen before. I personally wouldn't attempt to get it working (although it's possible) because there are plenty of much better ones around. Just me, but it'd go in the "use as a spare" category. The carbon discs and bakelite bits would be useful (they tend to break during cleaning). If you ever need to fix one up, Tammi's blog has her "Singer at the races" article, which is invaluable (
http://www.archaicarcane.com/singerattheraces/).