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Wheel, Spinning

Object Name:
Wheel, Spinning
Object ID:
2013.500.060
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Flax spinning wheel. Oak wheel with 12 turned spokes. Maple or cherry frame with four turned posts. Two spindles. Four turned legs, with cross piece for treadle (pedal missing).
Material:
Oak
Maple (or cherry)
Dimensions:
H-31.5 W-18.3 D-13.4 inches
Provenance:
Source unknown. Placed on long-term loan at the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, NH, in the 1950s.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Spinning wheels, Flax
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