In yet another eBay horror story, the beautiful Woodstock No 8 (I think), serial # 8J190899, which, if I'm dating it correctly, was manufactured in 1928, arrived with one of the feet snapped off and a shattered right platen knob. It's so disappointing when this happens. The thing is almost 90 years old and for lack of a little packaging it's lost some of its aesthetic appeal. As usual, the seller didn't pad the bottom of the box, or double box it, and it was bursting through the bottom, and the carriage wasn't locked. It was protected by Saran Wrap and some paper. To me, that should be a felony.

In any case, I'm looking to replace the right platen knob. I've attached a photo of the undamaged left knob, the stem where the right knob used to be, and a photo of the Woodstock logo, including the illustration of . . . Hermes? . . . Mercury? just because. This is also my first attempt at loading photos, and I hope it works. Thanks for listening.

Last edited by Uwe (30-8-2016 21:56:31)