It had originally been in a treadle cabinet but was converted to electric somewhere along the line. The Great-Granddaughter has the original treadle cabinet and wants to eventually de-convert the sewing head back to treadle configuration. For now, she wants to use it as an electric machine until the wood cabinet is restored.
My first thought was that any machine stored in an unfinished basement for half a century would be too rusted to ever put back into sewing condition but Looking at the hook area, the rust appears to be light and I think it will buff off.
The electricals are shot
The stretch rubber belt is cracked in many places, the spring that holds the slide plate is missing
And the bobbin winder looks like a fused mess of corrosion and dirt.
On the bright side, I have parted out a number of 66's and have lots of spare parts in the parts bins. I think I can get this old lady sewing although it will never look new again.
