FYI - Sewing machine oil was originally made from sperm whales. In fact, from a specific fluid in/near the cranium that has a "waxy" nature to it. The early sewing machine companies documentation make it VERY clear that ONLY the very best Sperm oil should be used and NOT the petroleum based products.
If you think it is tough to get out the residual modenr dried out SM Oil, try a machine that was made in the 1870's that was stored before the petroleum products came out...
Of course those same companies started selling petroleum oil in a few decades.
NOTE of caution: It is ILLEGAL to own and trade in whale products in the US
(EVEN stuff that was produced before the bans!)
People have been prosecuted for selling AND buying it on Ebay.