Name/Title
ReelEntry/Object ID
2017.3.017Description
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
2017.3Credit Line
Transferred from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
1970.40Dimensions
Height
20 inWidth
8 inLength
25 in