Saxony Wheel for spinning Flax; 18th Century?
date: label: Date made
content: possibly 18th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Flax or Saxony (Leipsic) wheel. Late 18th century. Turned legs. Eight spokes in the wheel. A machine on which the spinning and winding of the yarn are made simultaneous by means of a flier and bobbin attachment to the spindle. Made in Rhode Island. Was given in 1883, along with the Slater spinning equipment. No background information was given with the wheel. The letters "N E" appear on the wheel. According to the accession folder, a brass plate with the name B.H. Lawton is on the object
label: Description
content: In the years before the Revolutionary War, patriotic colonists created new economic networks by forming agreements not to use imported British commodities, such as fine fabrics, furnishings, or tea. They hoped to influence British merchants and manufacturers and also to bridge social divisions among Americans. Colonial women spun linen using tools like this 18th century flax wheel from Rhode Island.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Hand Tools
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T01959.000
label: catalog number
content: T01959.000
label: accession number
content: 13137
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spinning Wheel, Flax