You do what you want with it BUT, it's a damn shame if you don't use it. I like to think I honor the maker by fixing up what's wrong with my ducks (if anything) and using/taking proper care of them. And I can say, you are really missing something if you have never used one. I can't find the thread but someone may pop in and tell how they had a NOS Duck and a year later they went to look at it,,,,,lost to cell rot.