Was it upside down in the box?
yes …they packed them that way…but i have no idea if the box was sitting upright or on its side or both all these years
Yes, I know they were packed upside down. I was thinking about the oil seepage. I would assume a few drops over so many years would be acceptable. What are your plans for it? As others have suggested, it is worth more right now in untouched condition. Anything you do to it is bound to chip some paint off screw heads, etc.