Bedwell 11 B Caleb from Rav 20230420_171923

Example of great wheel found in Dayton, TN, has “cALeB BedWell AU 11, 1862,” pricked into the end of the table.

Example of great wheel found in Dayton, TN, has “cALeB BedWell AU 11, 1862,” pricked into the end of the table. The slanted table is simpler than the others, a tapered rectangle. Two short legs at end of table have bead-like turnings, as does the drive-wheel support post on the right and the single long front leg on the left. Drive wheel has twelve spokes and a sliding tensioner, on the left. There are maidens but no spindle.