In any other field an object that has been played around with loses much value- ie old clocks, furniture with bits married up or things drastically altered. Even they dont have fairy lights on!!
On our local show at Shrewsbury are several steam and oil engines that have been put back in working order with new engine parts but the rest of them are 'as is/was'. They look the part and show people what they looked like when earning a living.
Trevor
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