1983.31.38 - Winder, Bobbin, Quill, or Pirn

1983.31.38 - Winder, Bobbin, Quill, or Pirn

Yarn winding equipment

1983.31.38

Rectangular table rests on four splayed legs. On one end of the table is a wood platform onto which two iron spindle posts are attached. The spindle rests between the two posts. The slanted wheel post fits through the table. The drive wheel has 8 spokes and a flat rim, a handle on one of the spokes is missing. The iron drive wheel axle fits into the wheel post and is secured by a pin.

overall: horizontal 50 in. x vertical 46.13 in. x depth 14.88 in.

wood, iron

Received by the Merrimac Valley Textile Museum along with other items from the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut.

Good; handle missing

Good; handle missing