Wheel, Spinning

Bobbin winding wheel, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.583.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Spinning wheel for winding bobbins with ash (probably) beam, head support post, wheel support post and steam-bent wheel rim; legs, handle, wheel hub and spokes (12) probably maple; iron or steel wheel axle. One spoke has bulb about 2/3 distance from rim to hub with a hole (blind) into which a turned maple knob is inserted but it does not appear to be original to wheel. Appears to have originally been painted yellow. Fitted with head 1950.3617.1.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Wheel, Spinning. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=4505. Accessed on November 24, 2024

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