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    Posted 14 years ago

    officialfuel
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    Every year in Portland, Indiana they have there Annual Gas Engine and Tractor event in August. The Fairground has everything, I swear you name it and it's probably there because it's a four day show, it's quite interesting. They have a beautiful round barn that's full of every collectors dream. On that one summer day I attended was this very nice spinning wheel that belong to a nice elderly couple. After we talked awhile and they told me a little history of the wheel I decided to buy it. Except for a drive band it appears to be complete and could be made functional. I was told from the turning on the legs, wheel posts and maidens,wheel is from the period 1780-1830. It is American, probably from New England. The chip carving on the ends and beading on the sides of the table are other indicators. There is a name on table J. Finkins.

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    1. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you cis2you.
    2. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thanks chevy59.
    3. Picking-and-Collecting Picking-and-Collecting, 14 years ago
      The man who built my house in the 1840's was a cabinet maker and is mentioned in several local history articles as a maker of chairs and spinning wheels. Every time that I see a spinning wheel in an antique store I turn them over in hopes that someday I'll find his name on one. So far most that I have looked at had know markings at all. Nice find.
    4. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Picking-and-Collecting and I hope some day when you turn over that spinning wheel that the name your looking for is there! I think it's great your house was built in 1840's. Boy if those walls could talk.
    5. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you James.
    6. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you VictorianLady!
    7. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Dottie!
    8. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456!
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you VintageTAKER54!
    10. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Dottie, MooreAntique and trukn20!
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you willamal!
    12. lorie, 13 years ago
      love it whould love to own one i love to knit whould love to make my own yarn one day i adopted 4 kids ages 3 4 5 8 now i could use one real bad
    13. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you lorie for stopping by and commenting!
    14. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn!
    15. dianta, 13 years ago
      I have a wheel very similar to yours, from I believe the 1880s. Have you found someone to refurbish and/or create missing part? I would like to do this too.
    16. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you dianta for stopping by. I bought it just because I loved it. Never thought about refurbishing it or having the missing part made. :-)
    17. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Designer and shughs!
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sanhardin for the love!

      Michael
    19. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68 for the love on the spinning wheel!

      Michael
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you italiangirl for the love!

      Michael
    21. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you chrissylovescats for the love!

      Michael
    22. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you miKKoChristmas11 for the love!

      Michael
    23. Kathycat Kathycat, 12 years ago
      OK now I'm really getting real jealous. lol I really LOVE IT!!!!!
    24. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Kathycat for the love and the very nice comment!

      Michael
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love!

      Michael
    26. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you mustangtony for the love!

      Michael
    27. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you AntigueToys for the love!

      Michael
    28. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love! :-)

      Michael
    29. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      Amazing!!

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