Great spinning wheel
- Made:
- c.1750
- maker:
- Unknown
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Science Museum Group Collection
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Great spinning wheel, c.1750
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Great spinning wheel, c.1750. Otherwise known as a Jersey spinning wheel. Early type of spinning wheel with plain spindle used extensively in Lancashire area for spinning cotton.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y1969.12
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 1143 mm x 226 mm x 1220 mm,
- type:
- spinning wheel
- credit:
- Gift of Manchester Museum
