Flax Wheel, 1883-1900

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Spinning wheel

Date Made

1883-1900

Creator Notes

Design patented in Canada by Seraphin Vigeant and Pierre Desmarais of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Zinc rim for drive wheel patented in Canada by Arthur Stanislas Beauchemin of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. Maker unknown.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.84.168

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Joan Whittaker Cummer.

Material

Cast Iron
Tin (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Paint (Coating)

Technique

Casting (Process)
Turning (Shaping process)

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 38 in
Width: 33 in
Length: 19.5 in