That was a fun weekend!
I was going to visit my mom this weekend, and heard about a 19" Reeves available for a decent price but a bit of a detour. So of course I detoured - it turned out she had two! Both walnut, neither quite 18". My sister bought one, and I bought the other. :-)
Neither one appeared to have been used, but the grandkids had played with them so they aren't quite pristine. Once we got them to Mom's and oiled and treadled a few times they broke in fast and are spinning like champs.
Oddly, on mine neither the bobbin nor the whorl are finished. It's smaller than my 19" oak Reeves - 'only' 17.5"; my sister's is 17". What a difference!
Isn't she lovely? I need to fix a small problem with the flyer, but the drive wheel spins well and once the flyer is fixed she will spin again. :-D She still has a lot of her original paint, and I can't wait to get her cleaned up!
Neither one appeared to have been used, but the grandkids had played with them so they aren't quite pristine. Once we got them to Mom's and oiled and treadled a few times they broke in fast and are spinning like champs.
Oddly, on mine neither the bobbin nor the whorl are finished. It's smaller than my 19" oak Reeves - 'only' 17.5"; my sister's is 17". What a difference!
The walnut wheel is much much lighter in weight as well - it could make a nice travel wheel. In fact I may take it to Spin Club this week. :-D
The seller also had an antique Finnish wheel that was in surprisingly good condition considering she was made in 1844!
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