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Spinning wheel; horizontal, two bobbin/flyer units, wheel with two rims, treadle. A tapered rectangular table rests on three splayed legs. The three-part treadle has a pivoting bar between two legs. The footman connects the treadle to the drive wheel…

A Scottish wheel from Galashiels, used both as a pirn-winder and wool wheel. The turning handle, sit-down height and wide wheel rim are closer to the medieval than to the American wool wheels.