Rotary Wheel Found

The wheel is of the modern design with the exception of the important shaft and central key-way that was added to earlier designs and adopted by Rotary International as standard about the time the Truro Club was charted in 1926.  It may be that the original club wheel was replaced as some point in the history of the Truro Club with the approved design and the old wheel was taken by a member as a memento. It may also be that the wheel was taken from its place on the side of the road leading into town by a non Rotarian and hidden in the basement. 

The wheel has been cleaned and painted by Upham's Auto returned to the club display.  Investigation as to story behind the wheel continue but but we may never know for sure how this important item of Truro Rotary history came to be lost.

A full history of the Rotary International wheel symbol may be found on the international website.  http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100817_news_history.aspx