I think the wheels are original, and the lid and the bowl date back to the early 60's. So strange that its a red lid and black bowl (surprised they didn't have anything to say about that, but as you'll see if you poke around long enough, most people love anything red, and that's over 50 years old with the metal handle. We call them WoodDales, because of where they were manufactured (see lid vent-the WKC is very creative at times). Can't wait to see it all cleaned up.