Wheel, Spinning

Item Information

Title:
Wheel, Spinning
Description:
Spinning wheel. A "great wheel", an earlier type of spinning wheel used primarily to spin wool. The spinner holds the fibers in one hand, and spins the wheel with the other. The yarn is then wound up onto the spindle.
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Wheel, Spinning
Location:
Historic Newton
Collection (local):
Jackson Homestead and Museum Collection
Subjects:
Textile working equipment
Spinning
Spinning apparatus
Spinning Wheel
Link to Item:
https://historicnewton.catalogaccess.com/objects/5113
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Identifier:
1979.341
5113