Spinning Wheel

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Spinning Wheel

Entry/Object ID

0001.018

Description

spinning wheel with twelve turned spokes; stand with three turned legs

Collection

Blosser Collection

Cataloged By

SRJ

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: Right of first refusal to donors, then Michael Coffman, then Linda Coffman Skornia

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Time Period

civil war era

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wheel, Spinning

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

25 in

Diameter

21 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Stained

Location

Room

Basement

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 16, 2025

Inventory Project

INV2008.1

Inventoried Date

Sep 4, 2008

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Chip / Chipping

Date Examined

Jun 16, 2025

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

assembly and cleaning, perhaps some repair

Provenance

Notes

Jonas H. Blosser, then Naomi (Blosser) Coffman, then Norman Blosser Coffman

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 11, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 3, 2026