1991.178.95 - Spinning Wheel, Canadian Production
Title
1991.178.95 - Spinning Wheel, Canadian Production
Subject
Spinning equipment
Identifier
1991.178.95
Description
Spinning wheel; horizontal, bobbin/flyer, treadle.
Slightly contoured, thick rectangular table rests
on three splayed legs. The three-part treadle has
a pivoting bar between legs. A cord connects the
treadle to the drive wheel axle. The mother-of-all
is slotted into the table with the tension-screw
knob at the table end. The bobbin/flyer is
complete and designed for a doubled drive-band.
The two slanted wheel posts fit through the table
and are secured by pegs underneath the table.
They are reinforced by two braces also set into
the table. The large drive wheel has sixteen
spokes; the rim with two grooves is constructed
in four sections. Turned legs and spokes. Table
has chip carving at ends and floral motifs.
Slightly contoured, thick rectangular table rests
on three splayed legs. The three-part treadle has
a pivoting bar between legs. A cord connects the
treadle to the drive wheel axle. The mother-of-all
is slotted into the table with the tension-screw
knob at the table end. The bobbin/flyer is
complete and designed for a doubled drive-band.
The two slanted wheel posts fit through the table
and are secured by pegs underneath the table.
They are reinforced by two braces also set into
the table. The large drive wheel has sixteen
spokes; the rim with two grooves is constructed
in four sections. Turned legs and spokes. Table
has chip carving at ends and floral motifs.
Dimensions
overall: horizontal 48 in. x vertical 47 in. x depth
21 in.
21 in.
Materials
wood, metal
Date of Manufacture
late 19th or early 20th century
Geographic or Cultural Origin
Canada, QE
Provenance
From the collection of Joan Whittaker Cummer
Condition
Good, some woodworm damage
Notes
Joan Whittaker Cummer, A Book of Spinning
Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall
Publisher, 1994), p. 206-207. Photo and brief
essay on spinning wheel.
Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall
Publisher, 1994), p. 206-207. Photo and brief
essay on spinning wheel.
Collection
Citation
“1991.178.95 - Spinning Wheel, Canadian Production,” Marshfield School of Weaving - Textile Equipment Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://marshfieldschoolofweaving.omeka.net/items/show/121.