Spinning wheel head
Location where madeChesterfield, New Hampshire, United States
MediumWood and steel
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Object numberT 1711
DescriptionTwo posts support a pulley system with one large wheel connected by string to a smaller wheel on a steel rod which spins when the wheel is spun. The two posts fit into a base and can be adjusted. The base is on a rod which is shaped to fit into the rest of the spinning wheel. A label on the base reads, "A Minor's Patent Warranted Accelerating Wheel Heads." The label is worn, yellow and cracked.--
Wood and steel structure with a handle on one end and wheel on the other. Long spoke projects from right side. Description (original label) on object, but much of the writing is missing or partially legible.
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12-13 century
