Swift
- Object Name:
- Swift
- Object ID:
- 1908.005.01
- Place of Origin:
- Lyme, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Swift. Wooden umbrella in pieces (some spokes are broken). Made to attach to spinning wheel with wooden thumb screw; no legs or stand. 40 pieces, including 37 spokes and two shafts with clamps
Includes other pieces of spinning equipment:
12 spindles, each 6.75" long
Flax wheel spindle and fly - Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- L-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Swift used by Betsy Flanders (1798-1880) of Lyme, NH, and Sharon, VT, as early as 1815 or 1816. She was the grandmother of Eva M. Colby.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eva M. Colby
- Subjects:
- Textile production
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