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CMoxon wrote: I just got this antique spinning wheel today. It belonged to the grandmother of someone who I guess to be in her mid 40s. Her grandmother lived in Germany and the lady I brought it from came here from Germany in her teens. It needs a small fix, but otherwise the wheel runs nicely. It has a foot treadle and as you can see it has these white headed pin tacks all the way around. I'm not sure if they are original - they feel cold to the touch, like they might be glass and not plastic. What, if anything, can anyone tell me about my new wheel.
I am just starting to learn drop spindle spinning, and the opportunity to own this wheel came up because of a small furniture repair that DH did for somebody - it was in exchange for the work. I am excited to learn to use it, but also interested in learning more about it.
