You have such a fine example and you wear it and enjoy it as intended. It is so easy to get worried about damage when you have a collectors item, to not use it and let it sit. Thats great.

: It had been pressure tested, about a year ago, but come to find
: out, one of the pusher gaskets had failed..thus the moisture
: intrusion..
: It came back today, and I did indeed test it tonight, in the
: infamous lettuce rinsing..no issues now..the doctor assured me
: all is AOK..
: This is what it looked like when I came out of the water this past
: vacation..
: cheers,
: David