Scandinavian Type Flax Spinning Wheel

Made:: Europe

Scandinavian type flax spinning wheel with truncheon-shaped distaff

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Category:: Textiles Machinery

Object Number:: 1986-1133

Measurements:: overall: 860 mm x 450 mm x 910 mm, 4.5 kg

type:: spinning wheel

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Scandinavian Type Flax Spinning Wheel

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