Wool winder

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Wool winder

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.773

Description

Wool winder: On shaft embedded in free-form section of tree-trunk, are two moveable blocks, into which are set hickory rods, 4 at top, 4 at bottom block; these rods, knobbed at opposite end, pass through 8 vertical slats, arranged to cross one other slat at top, and a second at the bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

6758
# 334

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

36-1/2 in

Width

23 in

Depth

23 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 36 1/2 x 23 x 23 in. (92.7 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm)

Material

hickory

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Several rods missing tips; one broken, but not missing. Return to SHR for repairs.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object has not been seen for an extended period during which several inventories were completed, so it has been declared missing [Jessa J. Krick, 12/11/2009]