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Emmett Parker Jones -- Wheelwright
Record #:
5163
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Abstract:
Born in Gates County in 1914, Emmett Parker Jones is a fourth-generation wheelwright. Over the years innovations in agricultural technology made his skills obsolete. However, at museums and historic sites from New York to Florida his wheelwright skills are in great demand for restoration and reconstruction. Jones received a 1999 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for his \"commitment to excellence, his links to tradition, and a lifetime of craftsmanship.\"
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Midwinter 2000,
p177-178, por