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Mahatma Gandhi's spinning wheel to be auctioned in Britain Mahatma Gandhi's spinning wheel sold for £112,000
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A spinning wheel used by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi while in prison is one of the artefacts due to be auctioned in Britain. A spinning wheel used by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi while in prison has been sold at auction for about £112,000 ($180,000).
The guide price for the wheel he used in Pune's Yerwada jail is between £60,000 ($96,000) and £80,000. He used it to spin thread and make his own clothes in Pune's Yerwada jail in the early 1930s.
Auctioneers Mullock's is selling around 60 other Gandhi artefacts at Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire on Tuesday. Gandhi gave the wheel to the American Free Methodist missionary Reverend Dr Floyd A Puffer in 1935.
The spinning wheel was given by Gandhi in 1935 to the American Free Methodist missionary Reverend Dr Floyd A Puffer. Auctioneers Mullock's, which sold it at Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire, said the price had "exceeded expectations."
It said the guide price for the wheel had been between £60,000 ($96,000) and £80,000.
The portable spinning wheel, called a charkha in Hindi, "folds into a bundle about the size of a portable typewriter and has a handle for carrying. When unfolded for use it is operated by turning a small crank which runs the two wheels and spindle of the device", the American monthly Popular Science wrote in 1931.The portable spinning wheel, called a charkha in Hindi, "folds into a bundle about the size of a portable typewriter and has a handle for carrying. When unfolded for use it is operated by turning a small crank which runs the two wheels and spindle of the device", the American monthly Popular Science wrote in 1931.
Gandhi spent time daily on spinning and often described it as a form of meditation.Gandhi spent time daily on spinning and often described it as a form of meditation.
His artefacts are regularly sold at auctions and are popular with collectors.His artefacts are regularly sold at auctions and are popular with collectors.
In February this year Mullock's set a record with a letter of Gandhi fetching £115,000. In May a collection including his sandals, shawl and other personal effects topped £250,000.In February this year Mullock's set a record with a letter of Gandhi fetching £115,000. In May a collection including his sandals, shawl and other personal effects topped £250,000.
Last year a pair of Gandhi's glasses with a guide price of £10,000 sold for £34,000 at the racecourse.Last year a pair of Gandhi's glasses with a guide price of £10,000 sold for £34,000 at the racecourse.