Wheel, Spinning
- Object Name:
- Wheel, Spinning
- Object ID:
- 1991.062
- Place of Origin:
- Antrim, NH
- Date:
- 1775-1825
- Description:
- Spinning Wheel, Flax. Marked, Daniel Miltimore (1752-1828), Antrim, NH. Wood with worn black paint. High end of table (on left of tension screw) stamped in raised letters, "DANIEL / MILTIMORE" in rectangles. Has distaff post but no arm or flax holder. No treadle or footman.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-35 W-23 L-34 inches
- Provenance:
- Daniel Miltimore (1752-1828) was born in Londonderry, NH, and moved to Antrim in 1776 or 1777. His trade has not yet been determined, but his mother's cousin was "Spinning Wheel Thomas" Aiken (ancestor of the Aikens of N.H. knitting machine fame), known for his spinning wheel manufacture in Deering, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Miltimore, Daniel (1752-1828)
- Subjects:
- Spinning wheels, Flax
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