Birch paddle-shaped head with turned tapered shaft at bottom to which is attached (by braided cords of twisted rush) a steel tapered spindle onto which is pressed, a multiple pulley and, outside the head, a disk probably of maple. Multiple pulley probably turned beech.
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Shaker Museum Component, Spinning Wheel. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=4788. Accessed on November 26, 2024
