But I've had the most amazing couple of days!
Wendy innocently sent around a copy of a craigslist ad (which Isobel had forwarded to her, enablers both of them) the other day that went like this...
MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE
- Bankers desk solid wood , 5ft x 3ft $65 OBO
- antique pine spinning wheel (walking wheel) $225 OBO
- solid maple armchair $35 OBO
- wood trestle table 66in.x 30in. $20 OBO
To make a long story short, I'm now the proud owner of the second item on that list...
After long conversations with Wendy on the phone about what to look for, I called another friend, Raven, who owns a walking wheel and knows a lot about them, to come along with me. She pointed out a few issues that need repair, but nothing too serious. I was especially delighted to see that it had a 'miners head' attachment (the other part of it, for those of you who will notice it missing, was nicely set aside in a bag) which apparently ups the value somewhat...
And then Raven brushed aside some of that very old drive band material to reveal this...
As soon as I got home I googled Mr. Pierce and found lots of info -- this miners head attachment was manufactured in about 1870 in New Hampshire, and the wheel itself is likely even older.
Now the astute among you are asking yourselves, "Where, on a 40-foot boat, is Marilyn going to put a great wheel??" and that was my biggest dilemma until Wendy very kindly offered the storage space directly in front of her very large picture window in her living room. :-) Works for me!
Much more to show and tell when I get back to the computer on Tuesday morning!
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Some things you just have to have. That is a glorious wheel.
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