If you are serious about this, I'd remove the tuners, tape off all around the headstock area, hang the guitar upside down and spray a light coat of clear acrylic (or other sealant of your choice). If you go this route, you should also consider the entire surface of the headstock and fill any small pockets in the wood first. You want as flat and even a surface as you can get.
That said, if it's lasted 52 years in good condition I'd just avoid putting stuff on the headstock (as some have suggested).
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