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ca. 1830
GUSN-50083
This flax wheel is composed of oak and yellow birch (possibly) and consists of turned legs attached to a quarter-sawn table, with turned maidens, spokes and finials. The treadle may be a replacement.
spinning wheels
wood (plant material)
oak (wood)
yellow birch (wood)
Wheel, Spinning
A 2116
Unknown
New England
35 x 36 x 25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
1982.42
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