Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
(TR)1965.012 |
Object Name |
Wheel, Spinning |
Description |
This wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, was used for making wool yarn. The ten-spoked wheel sits on a tripodal base. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel. CRM catalogue #53, page 38; photo page 43 |
Date |
c. 1800s |
Dimensions |
H-4.75 W-1.75 D-5.25 feet |
Collection |
Tennessee Frontier Exhibit |
Material |
wood |
Subjects |
early ethnographic tools and technology |