1991.178.66 - Spinning Wheel, Horizontal, Bobbin and Flyer

1991.178.66 - Spinning Wheel, Horizontal, Bobbin and Flyer

Spinning equipment

1991.178.66

Spinning wheel; horizontal, bobbin/flyer, treadle. Slanted rectangular table rests on three splayed legs. The treadle fits into a pivoting bar between two legs. A flat, narrow footman connects the treadle to the drive wheel axle. Two slanted wheel posts fit through the table, secured by pins. The drive wheel axle rests in slots in the wheel posts, secured by pins. The drive wheel as sixteen spokes; the rim, with two grooves, is constructed in four sections. The mother-of-all, resting on a collar, fits through the table. The maidens are vertical, with onion dome finials. Both fit through the mother-of-all, secured by pins. The bobbin/ flyer is complete and designed for a doubled drive-band. The tensioning screw passes through the table end. Turnings on legs and wheel posts. Beading around table edge.

overall: horizontal 33.5 in. x vertical 33.5 in. x depth 23.5 in.

wood, metal

19th century

USA, NH

Good

#66 in Cummer's book

Joan Whittaker Cummer, A Book of Spinning Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1994), p. 146-147. Photo and brief essay on spinning wheel.