Object/Artifact #2466 (auto-assigned)

Name/Title

Object/Artifact #2466 (auto-assigned)

Entry/Object ID

4056

Description

Object. Yarn winder or umbrella swift used to make finished yarn into balls. Used in the James Townsend family when they lived at 720 Main St., 1888-1943. Wood, some fastening pins missing, but nearly complete. About 11.5” tall. (Old Acc. No. 75.02.01) Cross Ref: Textile making

Acquisition

Notes

How acquired: Gift of Ruth Taggert Townsend

Other Names and Numbers

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O8

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Subject Heading

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Yarn winder (Umbrella Swift)

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Old BHS Catalog Created/ModifiedDate

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09/17/2015

Location

* Untyped Location

Box 1 - April 2006 - Museum Room

General Notes

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Cataloging Notes

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Townsend family; Textile making.