Flax spinning wheel featuring a stick lantern distaff (also called birdcage distaff), all attachments present if loose. A small wooden container is attached with wire and has an accelerator.
Owned by Hannah Smith Porter, an early Dover Township settler.
*Clips of preparing flax is found with BVHS Overall Organization, Ohter Historical Soc Displays, Hale Farm, Harvest Festival 2024.
