10-31-2012, 07:58 PM
That one has some amazing inlay work on the body. The gears appear to be wood, but I can't imagine making a roller chain out of it.
A number of years ago there was 30 year old guy who lived about 5 miles east of me, and we worked at the same company (Norton.) One day he won some $7.4M in the lottery, and retired at age 34 to engage in his new hobby....collecting kaliedoscopes. He made the local paper when he bought a few for tens of thousands of dollars and they showcased his collection. He died suddenly (don't know the circumstances), never married. I wonder what became of his collection. He would have had or bought one of those, for sure.
A number of years ago there was 30 year old guy who lived about 5 miles east of me, and we worked at the same company (Norton.) One day he won some $7.4M in the lottery, and retired at age 34 to engage in his new hobby....collecting kaliedoscopes. He made the local paper when he bought a few for tens of thousands of dollars and they showcased his collection. He died suddenly (don't know the circumstances), never married. I wonder what became of his collection. He would have had or bought one of those, for sure.