Spinning Wheel

Name/Title

Spinning Wheel

Entry/Object ID

1945.17

Description

Spinning wheel with a 14-spoked wheel set on the lower side of a platform on three legs. On the higher side of the platform is a turned vertical beam with a horizontal turned beam attached near the top. On the end of the horizontal beam in a wooden cage filled with untwisted flax fibers.

Context

Used by the Kent family for spinning flax in Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1945.17

Source or Donor

Kent, Dorman B.E. (1875-1951)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

45 in

Width

35 in

Depth

20 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kent, Dorman B.E. (1875-1951)

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America