On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:30:21 -0400, Jan Philips
wrote:

Here is a photo of the spiral stairs, but it doesn't show the break.
There are rods about a half inch in diameter that connect the handrail
to the center column. (you can see one if you look closely) One of
them is broken.

I should have said that it is the handrail that is close to the center
shaft, not the one on the outside.
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