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Mom has Miss Kitty Questions ....

7/28/2013

 
    So I adopted a well loved wheel while I was at Fiber Christmas in July this year.  Her name is Miss Kitty. 
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    Miss Kitty is great but with any adoption she has had one minor issue ... You see they had tied Leather to the (okay I don't know what it is really called so please bear with me) Arm that attaches the Treadle and the wheel.  In Learning but Buckle her in we must have damaged the leather or pulled on it or something because with the very first pedal it broke.  
    I know it isn't a huge issue as I sent RJ to the well house and he brought me back a bolt and a nut to fix the problem ... Here is our fix ...
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    However, I really want to keep her looking original if I can.  This fix allows me to spin on her and she is a dream to spin on, but it isn't pretty at all.   I looked on the internet and can't even find a good picture of an older traditional wheel like this wheel.  For one, the pin that holds the wheel in place is located in the center of the wheel.  Not the side like Newer - Older wheels... Here is what I mean ...
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So the search is on for the answer to two questions ... what year or range of years was Miss Kitty born and how was the shaft originally attached to the wheel... Please if you know either of the answers to these questions let me know so that I can keep her as original as I can...
KateJonze
7/28/2013 10:57:54 am

I did an image search on Google and found that your wheel is an Ashford Traditional. They're made in New Zealand. I have an Ashford Traveler, and bought it from The Woolery. http://www.woolery.com/store/pc/Ashford-Traditional-c101.htm

Unless there's a serial number somewhere on yours, I don't know that you can find out how old it is, but they can tell you how to take care of it. They still make them, so yours might not be very old.

Good luck with Miss Kitty!

Pat Hensley (loonyhiker on Ravelry) link
7/28/2013 11:39:07 am

I thought it looked like an Ashford Traditional too. I found this manual online and maybe it can help you. http://www.traub-spinntreffen.de/TDSW_web.pdf

Christy
7/28/2013 12:10:54 pm

This is the best website I found and if you look at the spokes it is after 1938 as they were straight spindles on the wheel. In the picture labeled 1964 is the first sign of those spindles in the pictures and if you look at the uprights on the maiden mine matches the photos with the dates in the 60s ... so what does everyone think??
http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/images/stories/history/Traditional.pdf

morandia
7/29/2013 05:32:42 am

AngoraJane. She is the Ashford expert that I know.

Nancy
7/29/2013 10:18:17 am

I have this wheel and mine is from around 1985. Mine has a metal rod that attaches the treadles to the wheel. If you check out the Ashford site, they have downloadable manuals for each model (http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/spinning-wheels/20/spinning/traditional-single-drive/moredetail.html). The basics of the models haven't changed much. In fact, just last year I changed mine from a single treadle to a double treadle by just buying the double treadle kit (one reason I like Ashfords) and installing it. If you need a picture of the connecting rod, just let me know.


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