Niddy-Noddy, circa 1850
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Artifact Overview
A niddy noddy is a tool used to measure spun yarn. Wrapping the yarn completely around the niddy noddy one time equaled two yards. It took 560 yards of yarn to make a skein. A woman might spin four to six skeins a day. Winding the yarn into skeins on a niddy noddy told her just how much she had.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Niddy-noddy
Date Made
circa 1850
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.17.208
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Yarn
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 13.75 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 18 in
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