Wheel, Spinning

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Wheel, Spinning

Entry/Object ID

1982

Description

Material: wood, metal. Size: 36" W. x 32" L. x 21" H. Description: natural wood - handcrafted - wheel on one side held in place by handwrought metal hooks - small amount of flax around wheel - initials H.O.D written in white on one side - initials L.H.S. stamped on other side - sits on three wooden legs.

Context

Spinning wheel used By Mrs. Martin Anderson whose uncle made and gave it to her before she was married in 1878. She came to America in 1881 from Norway. Initial H.O.D. are her intials before her marriage. And L.H.S. are for the uncle who made the wheel.

Cataloged By

pauline

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

Aug 1996 Vista

Create Date

July 3, 1992

Update Date

November 21, 2024