1780-1820
GUSN-53880
Spinning wheel for flax; Saxony type. Scotch-Irish in origin. The attached table is made from riven maple, and the treadle is made of oak. Some parts of the spinning wheel assembly were turned.
spinning wheels
oak (wood)
maple (wood)
birch (wood)
turning (shaping process)
WHEEL, SPINNING
"HR" (stamped)
Unknown
35 1/2 x 36 x 24 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Henry Seaton
1944.764
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