Accelerated Miner's Head

Object/Artifact

-

Windham Textile and History Museum

The image shows a wooden spinning wheel head lying on its side on a white cloth surface, displaying wooden grooves.

The image shows a wooden spinning wheel head lying on its side on a white cloth surface, displaying wooden grooves.

Name/Title

Accelerated "Miner's" Head

Entry/Object ID

2025.81.1

Description

Accelerated or "Miner's" head for a Great Spinning Wheel. The accelerated head, for which there was an early patent by Amos Miner, was first created in the early 1800s and drastically increased the amount of production possible on the wheel.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-C-5

Category

Permanent

Date

August 31, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

August 31, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 31, 2025