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Great spinning wheel
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Great spinning wheel, c.1750. Otherwise known as 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:
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Overall: 1143 mm x 226 mm x 1220 mm,
- type:
- spinning wheel
- credit:
- Gift of Manchester Museum