Sharon on fri 3 sep 99
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I have a friend who has acquired an Amaco wheel and would like to know the
market valve of it. It is about 30 - 35 years old, has two speeds and no =
foot
pedal. It is quite small and needs to sit on a small table to be used and =
the
splash pan is made of cast iron. If anyone could tell me what a fair price
might be for this wheel it would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Sharon Sept
Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world=3B you can't stop and =
rest.
Vince Pitelka on tue 7 sep 99
>I have a friend who has acquired an Amaco wheel and would like to know the
>market valve of it. It is about 30 - 35 years old, has two speeds and no foot
>pedal. It is quite small and needs to sit on a small table to be used and the
>splash pan is made of cast iron. If anyone could tell me what a fair price
>might be for this wheel it would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Actually, AMACO still makes these wheels, which is appalling, since they
also make Brent wheels now. Some public or private schools, not knowing
better, actually order them and pay VERY HIGH PRICES. As far as I am
concerned, they are worth about 25 bucks.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
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John K Dellow on tue 7 sep 99
Vince Pitelka wrote:
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> >I have a friend who has acquired an Amaco wheel and would like to know the
> >market valve of it. It is about 30 - 35 years old, has two speeds and no foo
Hay , you call that old !. My wheel first belonged to George
Fischer a German Potter who with an English Potter , started the
first pottery in Queensland Aust in 1856. It was first powered by
steam , but when I got hold of it ,it had an old three phase
electric motor with a 1917 date plate.
John Dellow "the flower pot man"
Home Page http://www.welcome.to/jkdellow
Burtt on tue 7 sep 99
I learned to throw on one of those old Amaco wheels, so when I got
the chance to buy a used one from $100, I snapped it up. I've been using
it for about seven years and it's still going strong. Very sturdy. As
someone else mentioned, Amaco still sells them for about $1,200, I
think, but I can't imagine who would pay that much for one.
At a demonstration show just last weekend down here, another potter
was set up just down from my display and he was demonstrating also on an
Amaco. He told me if I ever wanted to sell mine, he'd buy it. So, there
are some fans of these old wheels.
Steve Burtt
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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