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Spinning Wheel


Nom de l'objet : Spinning Wheel
Titre : Spinning Wheel
Type de l'objet : Horizontal
Catégorie de l'objet : Tools & Equipment
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Textileworking
Matériaux : Wood
Metal
Numéro de catalogue : C-44377 A
Secteur géo-culturel : Eastern Europe
Date de fin de production : 1968
Description : DATE STAMPED INTO BED. MADE OF OAK (?), APPROX. 1 1/2 FEET HIGH. SITS ON 4 TURNED LEGS. ALL PARTS ARE ATTACHED WITH SILVER-COLOURED SCREWS. HOOKS ON FLYER SEEM TO BE MADE OF BRASS. ALL OTHER METAL PARTS APPEAR TO BE STEEL, EXCEPT FOR A FEW COPPER-COLOURED FITTINGS. BASE BOARD IS RECTANGULAR, WITH A SLOT FOR THE WHEEL, WHICH HAS 8 TURNED SPOKES. 2 END BOBBINS (PARTS C & D) ARE SUPPORTED BETWEEN 2 TURNED, VERTICAL DOWELS. BOBBIN AT OTHER END HAS WHITE YARN WOUND AROUND IT, & IS SUPPORTED BY TWO SPINDLE SUPPORTS. TOPS OF SUPPORTS HAVE ORNAMENTED, TURNED TOPS. TREADLE AT BOTTOM IS ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR, WITH ONE CORNER CUT OFF, & THE CUT IS TAPERED. IT SITS AT AN ANGLE TO THE BASE BOARD. THE DRIVING BAND IS OF WHITE STRING, ONE CONNECTED TO THE WHORL, & THE OTHER TO THE BOBBIN. THERE IS A WING NUT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE BOARD WHICH HOLDS THE BAD OF THE BOBBIN SUPPORT ON. SPINNING WHEEL IS VARNISHED.
Nombre d'objets : 1
Nombre de parties composantes : 1
Étiquette ou poinçon : 1968
Département : Cultural History
Établissement : Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  Facebook-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  Twitter-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  YouTube-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum
Ville de l'établissement : Calgary
Province de l'établissement : Alberta

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