Spinning Wheel Bobbin with Flax Fibre

PART OF:
Saxony wheel, late 18th century.
Made:
1801-1850 in Europe
maker:
Unknown
Spinning Wheel Bobbin with Flax Fibre

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Bobbin with unspun flax fibre for making linen thread on Small wooden spinning wheel c. 1785-1800. This component holds the raw fibre ready to be spun into yarn or thread.

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1903-82/3
type:
spinning (textile process)