Name/Title

Reel

Entry/Object ID

2017.3.017

Description

Reel; roving, wood, with adjustable bobbin skewer. Wooden rectangular base supports two posts. Each post has a slot extending down from its top. In the bottom of the slots rests the arbor of a wooden wheel. With its arbor also in the slots, above the wooden wheel, is a brass wheel. Outer case of top wheel is brass; center is cast iron. At opposite end of base is an adjustable bobbin skewer or holder. Iron roving guide near wheel. The machine is turned by a metal hand crank.

Collection

Textile T&E Collection (ATHM)

Acquisition

Accession

2017.3

Credit Line

Transferred from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1970.40

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

8 in

Length

25 in

Material

Wood