Thank you for the advice about covering the decal up! I don't have the thumb drive with me with the photos of the case but I'll post them next week. I posted a lot of photos in an earlier thread: the case is in pretty good shape (veneer OK on the bentwood top, bottom intact) but the finish has dried and flaked off in places and there is what looks like some water marks -- it just looks kinda ratty. I started by just using Denatured alcohol and steel wool on a spot on the heavy wooden base the machine sets in and on one place on the lid: the old coats of shellac are coming off and the wood underneath looks great. I just want to do the simplest sort of protective finish after getting the old shellac off and cleaning it up since this machine is for my personal use as a backup at my "country place" in New Mexico. In my case, "less" is good!
Thanks again for everyone's continuing interest in this project.....you folks are terrific!