Flax spinning wheel; German or Polish?; Used in Connecticut
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Small flax wheel, mahogany and ivory, of European origin, similar in style to Polish and German wheels. Purchased in New Haven, CT in 1937, at an estate sale. Fine craftsmanship on the legs distaff holder, distaff, wheel spokes and two wheel supports. Wood on wheel indicates the wheel has probably been reproduced using ivory decorations from the original wheel. The left maiden has been replaced with one of equally fine turning as the original. Flyer and treadle construction appear to be rather crude when compared to the other parts. The wheel contains 6 spokes--table length is 10 3/4" wheel size is 40" diameter, height of wheel is 16"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: Connecticut
topic: label: Subject
content: Hand Tools
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Hannah. K. Chaikind
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T17829.000
label: catalog number
content: T17829.000
label: accession number
content: 321745
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spinning Wheel, Flax