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Spinning Wheels

DateLate 1800s
Terms
  • Spinning Wheels
  • New England
Dimensions154.82 × 12.69 × 114.21 cm (60 15/16 × 5 × 44 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Granville Holden (1945)
Object numberH2271
DescriptionWool spinning wheel. So-called "walking wheel" or "great wheel" decorated with circumferential grooves, grooves along the length of the base, and notched ends. The 10-spoke wheel is composed of two staves nailed together and the base has three wedge-fitted legs. The driving cord and pin that secured the wheel to the wheel support are missing.