E. S. Williams Spinning Wheel

[Bobbiejoe101]

I wanted to share my pride and joy with you. This is my Serenity. She was made in the 1830's by E. S. Williams. I do spin and I do use her.

[Bobbiejoe101]

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[Bobbiejoe101]

Love this wheel

[DANTE5]

Very Very nice!  Thanks for sharing.

[Bobbiejoe101]

You're welcome 😊. I am so happy to find a site that has people that love the old items as much as I do.

[cogar]

A great primitive, ...... especially since you know who made it.

[Bobbiejoe101]

When I first got her I found a site that covered her history. E. S. Williams married into a family that already made and sold wheels. His first wheel was made aa a gift for his wife. He made them for a short time.
If I remember correctly the farm flooded and that was the end of the production.
I did try to find the site so I could give the dates.

[mart]

Now that is a lovely piece !!  I have no clue about spinning but I do know a fine spinning wheel when I see it !! You are quite lucky to have it !!

[Bobbiejoe101]

Now that is a lovely piece !!  I have no clue about spinning but I do know a fine spinning wheel when I see it !! You are quite lucky to have it !!

I agree with you. I am very lucky. She spins beautifully.

[Bobbiejoe101]

One more bit of information. The dissaff and foot peddle have been restored.

[KC]

What a fabulous piece of history.  AND the fact that you use it is beyond words!

It was repaired by the late Bill Ralph, in 1996. It is an identical copy of a Farnham wheel...of Owego, NY. "From Bill Ralph's memory--The Farnham and Williams families joined when a Farnham maried E.S. Williams and he learned from Farnham how to make wheels".

- http://riverrim.blogspot.com/2009/06/wheels-in-my-path.html

Farnham history
http://owegowebdesign.com/D3/Looms%20and%20Wheels.html

[Bobbiejoe101]

Yes, a beautiful part of history. I thought the site said he made them in the 1830's but I am corrected 1820-1830's. I do remember that it was Farnham's daughter that married Williams.
The wheel was given to me for Christmas. The person got it for a few hundred off eBay. The gentleman that owned it collected wheels. When he passed away his children sold them.

[mart]

Glad you got it !!  An auction house would have been more expensive !!

[Bobbiejoe101]

There was nothing said about the restoration. I found out when I noticed that there was something under her when I moved her one day. If I has not put my hand where I had that small part of her history would be unknown.

[KC]

Thanks for sharing.  Would love to see a post of your spinning's one day!