Flax Wheel

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Flax Wheel

Entry/Object ID

0002.001

Description

Flax wheel (6 spokes, 3 light, 3 dark) with carry handle and 3 legged base

Context

Similar to the one used by Catherine Wine Humbert before the "war between the states."

Cataloged By

SRJ

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0002

Source or Donor

Dr. James R. Brunk, Thelma K. Brunk

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Time Period

Civil War era

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Category

04--T&E FOR MATERIALS

Dimensions

Diameter

30 in

Dimension Notes

wheel 30" diameter

Material

Chestnut, Walnut, Wood, Stained

Location

Room

Spinning Room

Building

Weaver-Brunk Log House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 19, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jul 19, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Dr. James R. Brunk c. 1976

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

07/11/2006

Note Type

Date Recieved

Note

2004

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 11, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

February 28, 2026