WOW He's a keeper. Sometimes they do things and makes you stop and think "I thought I really knew him, but?"

Your DH is a sweetheart :D:D:D

If the smell can be removed Lostn51 will know how to do it. Billy knows everthing worth knowing about vintage machines.

What a nice thing for hubby to do! I'd keep that one downstairs in case the urge hits when you don't want to be upstairs. I have machines on both floors.

Try a couple of charcoal briquets in a bowl in the bottom of the case and close the case up for a couple of days. Then remove the charcoal and throw in a dryer sheet and leave that in there. These are things you probably already have in the house, rather go out and buy something special.
Nice job Hubby... :thumbup:

Nanct Johnson-Srebro, who wrote 'Featherweight 221, the perfect portable' advocates several sheets of Bounce in the bottom of the box, renewed when necessary, and the smell eases up. She thinks that it is mildew spores in the glue behind the lining that causes the smell, so keeping it in dry conditions helps.

Congratulations on getting number two, I have my second one on the way!

Wow! You have your hubby trained right! :) Congrats on your new machine~

This is the advise given on another group, given by an expert.

Featherweightrx: Hello to those who have a smelly case:
There are many things that will go into a Featherweight case in a effort to kill a bad smell. A cubic foot of concrete will do well. The only thing that works to honestly kill the bacteria that causes the smell is heat. If you live where the sun shines, and I mean hot, you can use the sun. Open the case and let it sit in the sun for a couple of days, bring it in in the evening.
I use a 200 watt light bulb (no more, no less) on a wood base so it will not fall over. I leave it in the case (turned on, silly) for 8 hours and when I remove it the smell will be gone. I lightly mist the inside with 50/50 bleach/water and when dry I put in a little cloth tube sewn up with Dove (or who ever's) anti-bacterial bar soap grated so it fits the tube nicely and compactly. This works.

My DVD shows this, step by step, along with about 600 other needful things.

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That was so sweet of him. What a great guy.

Wad up newspaper and dampen with water. Stuff the case full and close up tight for about a week. When you remove the paper the odor should be gone. Ask me how I know?

Stuff it with newspapers.