Originally Posted by whisper2btrflys

Billy, started cleaning my 1913 treddle sewing machine today but hubby had a question maybe you can answer.. Would it be better just to clean everything up as best we can and just refinish the cabinet or leave the cabinet as is. (ugly lol). I know by refinishing it will lose value but I just had to have it. I do need a belt and a bobbin case and bobbin.... So far I have just put oil on it to take off some of the rust and lossen parts up.. It has no decals on it so have to get those too.-Any help you can give me I would appreciate. Still trying to get a picture of her (I call it a her lol)