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Article: MAKER OF CARTS PROVIDES STUDY IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 1998
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Byline: FRANK ROBERTS, CORRESPONDENT
ELIZABETH CITY -- Since he was 3 years old, Emmett Parker Jones has been surrounded by big wheels. As a respected artisan, he is a big wheel.
He made carts, the kind that were family farm staples until tractors chugged on the scene. He has made wheels for cannons - two are on exhibit in Jamestown, some are used by a Revolutionary War re-creation group in upstate New York.
Jones is about to turn 85. He has been through a few operations, looks good now, but, he said, ``the doctor told me no heavy lifting.''
Those carts he's been making at his Tyner home weigh about 400 pounds.
Jones is ...