Spinning Wheel
| Nom de l'objet : | Spinning Wheel |
| Titre : | Spinning Wheel |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Textileworking |
| Numéro de catalogue : | C-5235 |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2699 |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Eastern Europe |
| Description : | 101 H CM. CONDITION: FAIR. FLYER ASSEMBLY MISSING. WHEEL FELLOES ARE SEPARATED. LARGE CHIP FROM ONE SIDE OF A WHEEL UPRIGHT. APPARATUS IS A COMPACT, VERTICAL UNIT, HANDMADE FROM HARDWOOD, STAINED LIGHT-MEDIUM BROWN & APPEARS TO HAVE A LIGHT COAT OF VARNISH. THE BED IS OCTAGONAL, HAS A SLIGHTLY BEVELLED UPPER EDGE, & IS SUPPORTED BY THREE TURNED & SHAPED LEGS PEGGED INTO THE BED, FLUSH WITH THE UPPER SURFACE, ANGLING OUTWARD. THE LEGS EACH HAVE A FOOT IN AN INVERTED TEAR DROP SHAPE. A TURNED & SHAPED CROSS BAR IS SUPPORTED BETWEEN TWO FEET BY A SCREW IN EACH END WHICH RESTS IN A METAL LOOP FORMED FROM THE PROTRUDING PORTION OF A BRASS ROD DRIVEN THROUGH EACH FOOT. A SQUARE NUT IS SCREWED TO THE END OF THE ROD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOOT. THERE IS A LARGE, NOTCHED PORTION IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE CROSS BAR WHERE THE WIDE END OF THE PADDLE-SHAPED TREADLE IS INSET, SECURED BY TWO SCREWS. THE OTHER END OF THE TREADLE, THE HANDLE, IS OFF CENTRE, WITH TWO HOLES DRILLED THROUGH IT & A PIECE OF BRIDLE LEATHER TACKED UNDERNEATH. A PIECE OF COARSE TWINE IS TIED AROUND THE HANDLE & THE OTHER END IS TIED TO THE WHEEL SHAFT CRANK, FORMING A CONNECTING PIECE TO TURN THE FLYWHEEL. THE WHEEL UPRIGHTS ARE TURNED & SHAPED, 5.8 CM IN DIAMETER IN THE CENTRE PORTION, WHERE A 1.4 CM HIGH, HORIZONTAL SLICE IS CUT OUT HALF WAY ACROSS. EACH END OF THE WHEEL SHAFT RESTS IN THIS SLICE, SECURED BY A BLOCK OF METAL JAMMED IN THE CENTRE WHICH ENCIRCLES THE WHEEL SHAFT & HAS A DEEP CROSSWISE GROOVE ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE FLYWHEEL IS 48.5 CM IN DIAMETER, MADE FROM FELLOES CONNECTED BY TONGUE-&-GROOVE JOINTS, EACH SECURED BY A SINGLE DOWEL. ONE OF THE JOINTS IS BADLY SEPARATED & THE OTHERS ARE NOT TIGHTLY FITTING. THERE ARE EIGHT TURNED & SHAPED SPOKES RADIATING EQUIDISTANT FROM THE HUB, SECURED TO THE RIM BY A DOWEL WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE OUTER SURFACE. A PIECE OF METAL WIRE ENCIRCLES ONE UPRIGHT & ONE SPOKE SUCH THAT THE FLYWHEEL CANNOT TURN. THE MOTHER-OF-ALL IS A TURNED & SHAPED BAR LYING CROSSWISE ABOVE THE FLYWHEEL, ATTACHED TO THE UPRIGHTS IN THE CENTRE & ON ONE END, THE OTHER END EXTENDING. THE MAIDENS ARE TURNED & SHAPED. ONE IS A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF A WHEEL UPRIGHT & HOUSES THE TENSION SCREW WHICH CONTROLS THE SLIPPAGE BETWEEN THE FLYER & FLYWHEEL. A SCREW KNOB ON THE TOP OF THE MAIDEN ROTATES TO LIFT OR LOWER AN ARROW-SHAPED BLOCK OF WOOD WITH A GROOVE ON THE UPPER SURFACE WHEREIN THE TAPERED END OF THE SPINDLE SHAFT ROTATES. THUS THE TENSION IS CONTROLLED BY VERTICALLY POSITIONING ONE END OF THE FLYER ASSEMBLY. THE OTHER MAIDEN IS PERPENDICULARLY PEGGED INTO THE END OF THE MOTHER-OF-ALL EXTENSION. A THICK PIECE OF LEATHER IS INSERTED INTO A VERTICAL SLOT IN THE CENTRE OF THIS MAIDEN WITH A SQUARE SECTION REMAINING EXPOSED WHICH HAS A HOLE THROUGH IT WHERE THE WIDE END OF THE SPINDLE SHAFT ROTATES. WHAT APPEARED AS STAIN IS THE REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL FINISH SHOWING ON THE ARTICLE AFTER MR. WOODROW REMOVED THE PAINT FROM IT. |
| Nombre d'objets : | ? |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | ? |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | UNMARKED |
| Département : | Cultural History |
| Établissement : |
Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Calgary |
| Province de l'établissement : | Alberta |
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