Re: I inherited the ships wheel from the Grille
Posted by:
tom forsyth
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Date: January 02, 2019 09:05PM
My late talented uncle used to make "electric weathervanes" out of ship's wheels.
I have one. He put a barometer in the center and tiny lights around the circumference that were hooked up to a weathervane on the roof. I vaguely remember
him telling me in 1967 that he had done in with the ship's wheel from Hitler's yacht.
When I saw online that the yacht was scrapped in Bordentown right across the river from where he lived, I was fascinated. Can you enlighten me if you in fact have
a weathervane.
Thanks, Tom
I have one. He put a barometer in the center and tiny lights around the circumference that were hooked up to a weathervane on the roof. I vaguely remember
him telling me in 1967 that he had done in with the ship's wheel from Hitler's yacht.
When I saw online that the yacht was scrapped in Bordentown right across the river from where he lived, I was fascinated. Can you enlighten me if you in fact have
a weathervane.
Thanks, Tom