1991.178.81 - Spinning Wheel, Acadian
Title
1991.178.81 - Spinning Wheel, Acadian
Subject
Spinning equipment
Identifier
1991.178.81
Description
A rectangular table rests on four splayed legs. The treadle is set into a pivoting treadle bar, which fits between two legs. A flat, narrow footman connects the treadle to the drive wheel axle. A pair of wheel posts set into the table are reinforced by braces set into the table. The drive wheel axle rests in notches in the wheel posts, secured by a peg in the front post. The drive wheel has ten spokes. The flat rim is constructed in one piece. The mother-of-all support post fits directly through a slot in the table. The two vertical maidens fit into the mother-of-all with a bar across their tops. The bobbin and spindle shaft are present but the flyer is not. A doubled drive band connects the drive wheel to the bobbin. Turnings on posts and spokes.
Dimensions
overall: horizontal 46.5 in. x vertical 42.5 in. x depth 16 in.
Materials
wood, metal
Date of Manufacture
late 18th or early 19th century
Geographic or Cultural Origin
Canada
Condition
Missing flyer arms
Notes
#81 in Cummer's book; Early French Canadian per Florence Feldman Wood, July 2016.
Joan Whittaker Cummer, A Book of Spinning Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1994), p. 178-179. Photo and brief essay on spinning wheel; Spinning Wheel Sleuth Issue #80.
Joan Whittaker Cummer, A Book of Spinning Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1994), p. 178-179. Photo and brief essay on spinning wheel; Spinning Wheel Sleuth Issue #80.
Collection
Citation
“1991.178.81 - Spinning Wheel, Acadian,” Marshfield School of Weaving - Textile Equipment Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://marshfieldschoolofweaving.omeka.net/items/show/130.