4 of 30: Ethelred

Alright, so technically not about Perth, but kind of related in that I doubt that we would have found such a gorgeous looking beast in the UK for the price we paid for dearest Ethelred here.  An Ashford Traveller in the old school model, he’s a single drive, single treadle yarn-making machine.  Or he would be, if he weren’t broken.  Hence the name – Ethelred the Unready.  The repairs are pretty minor – a new conrod joint, a replacement brake band – and we plan to head down to Bilby Yarns on Saturday to pick up the spares and get Ethelred back to doing what he does best.