A while ago I cane across some vintage machines that were used as garden decoration for a while. Some were exposed directly to the weather all seasons and some had a "roof" over their head but still outside all the time. I had 2 Singer 45 one was a 45K21 but that machine had too many issues like welded driving rod, missing and broken screw so not worth the trouble - I just kept some good parts from it. Fortunately the 45D91 (a pre 1945 German made variant of the 45K) had a roof over its head and