1991.178.106 - Spinning Wheel, Horizontal, Double Bobbin and
Flyer
Title
1991.178.106 - Spinning Wheel, Horizontal, Double Bobbin and
Flyer
Flyer
Subject
Spinning equipment
Identifier
1991.178.106
Description
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 axle. The large mother -of-all holds two bobbin/flyer units. The one furthest from the wheel has a flyer but no bobbin; a small tension screw adjusts its position. The one closest to wheel has
bobbin/flyer but no whorl. The mother-of-all is slotted into the table and the tension-screw knob is at the table end. Two slanted wheel posts hold the drive wheel which has two rims. There are twelve spokes to the inner rim, which is constructed in four sections; twenty-four short spokes to the outer rim with two grooves, also constructed in four sections. A distaff carrier is set into the table corner. Turnings on legs and spokes. Chip carving at both ends of table.
bobbin/flyer but no whorl. The mother-of-all is slotted into the table and the tension-screw knob is at the table end. Two slanted wheel posts hold the drive wheel which has two rims. There are twelve spokes to the inner rim, which is constructed in four sections; twenty-four short spokes to the outer rim with two grooves, also constructed in four sections. A distaff carrier is set into the table corner. Turnings on legs and spokes. Chip carving at both ends of table.
Dimensions
overall: horizontal 30 in. x vertical 36 in. x depth 25.5 in.
Materials
wood, metal
Date of Manufacture
Probably early-mid 19th century
Geographic or Cultural Origin
Scotland
Notes
Joan Whittaker Cummer, A Book of Spinning
Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall
Publisher, 1994), p. 230-231. Photo and brief essay on spinning wheel. Patricia Baines, Spinning Wheels, Spinners And Spinning, (London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1977) p. 152-153.
Wheels (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall
Publisher, 1994), p. 230-231. Photo and brief essay on spinning wheel. Patricia Baines, Spinning Wheels, Spinners And Spinning, (London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1977) p. 152-153.
Collection
Citation
“1991.178.106 - Spinning Wheel, Horizontal, Double Bobbin and
Flyer,” Marshfield School of Weaving - Textile Equipment Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://marshfieldschoolofweaving.omeka.net/items/show/135.
Flyer,” Marshfield School of Weaving - Textile Equipment Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://marshfieldschoolofweaving.omeka.net/items/show/135.