Flax Spinning Wheel
- Made:
- 1745-1755 in Unknown place
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LicenseFlax spinning wheel c.1750. Treadle-operated flax wheel with bobbin and flyer and also distaff. Very fine example with
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Flax spinning wheel; treadle-operated flax wheel with bobbin and flyer and also distaff. Very fine example with spokes of flywheel carefully turned and ivory inlaid to various parts.
Details
- Category:
- Textile Industry
- Object Number:
- Y1969.13
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), flax, ivory and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- spinning wheel
- credit:
- Gift of The Manchester Museum
