Spinning Wheel
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 110.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. L. A. Gilbert, Capreol, Ontario, 1961
Object number1961.107.021
Label TextSpinning wheels are used to spin thread or yarn from fibres like wool or cotton. A person would separate clumps of fibre and the spinning wheel pulls the fibre and twists it into long pieces. The wheel is usually spun by hand or foot once pedals were incorporated into designs.
NameWheel, Spinning
Mid-late 19th Century
1870s
J. W. Lucas & Co.
