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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Cast Iron Wheel

« on: September 05, 2010, 06:35:41 pm »

The biggest difference between the valve shut on/off things we have seen pictures of, and the one we got is that the one we have has spokes that extend beyond the diameter of the wheel.  You can also tell by the way the iron is cast is that the spokes were certainly part of the original design, not added later like the mirror was.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Cast Iron Wheel

« on: September 04, 2010, 09:16:44 pm »

The problem with Lost is they asked questions so puzzling that even the writers could not come up with a good answer.

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Antique Questions Forum / Cast Iron Wheel

« on: September 04, 2010, 01:07:23 pm »

Any ideas?  We purchased at Antique Store in Cape May Courthouse, NJ.  Shop owner says it comes from Cape May and said it was nautical.  Its cast iron, 40 lbs.  Has the words OPEN and the numbers 26 on it.  We don't think it was a ship's wheel with the word OPEN on it.  Its VERY rusty and has remnents of a green (older) and yellow paint job.

A mirror appears to of been attached to the back at a later date.