At almost no cost I picked up a National #7 canner at a yard sale (I'd make a new topic but apparently I'm all thumbs here) If anyone wants it I'll pay partial shipping from zip 25801 USA
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Anne, I don't think they're wooden - I think they're heat/age-discolored Bakelite. But, yeh, I think it's a pretty cool piece of history, too. I had one, about ~mumblemumble~ years ago, and it was enormous and so heavy, lol. But, I loved it.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
World domination requires a hollowed out volcano with good submarine access. Tiny ads are optional.
Switching from electric heat to a rocket mass heater reduces your carbon footprint as much as parking 7 cars