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- Johnson & Bassett, Inc. Catalog, "Manufacturers of Wool Spinning Machinery, Woolen Mule Specialists," circa 1939 -
- circa 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Johnson & Bassett, Inc. Catalog, "Manufacturers of Wool Spinning Machinery, Woolen Mule Specialists," circa 1939
- Portable Wool Wheel, 1872-1900 -
- 1872-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Wool Wheel, 1872-1900
- Child's Wool Wheel, 1875-1925 -
- 1875-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Wool Wheel, 1875-1925
- Wool Wheel, Made in the Shaker Community in Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1807-1847 - Spinning fibers into yarn for weaving into cloth was an important task in many households into the 19th century. Spinning, done by women and girls, was a skilled -- and labor-intensive -- task. The woman who operated this large wool wheel spent countless hours walking to and fro, alternately spinning the wool fibers into yarn and then winding it onto the spindle.
- 1807-1847
- Collections - Artifact
Wool Wheel, Made in the Shaker Community in Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1807-1847
Spinning fibers into yarn for weaving into cloth was an important task in many households into the 19th century. Spinning, done by women and girls, was a skilled -- and labor-intensive -- task. The woman who operated this large wool wheel spent countless hours walking to and fro, alternately spinning the wool fibers into yarn and then winding it onto the spindle.
- Charka Wheel, 1880-1930 -
- 1880-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Charka Wheel, 1880-1930
- Distaff, circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Distaff, circa 1800
- Wool Wheel, Made by J. Stocking, Used in the home of Moses Edison, circa 1800-1830 -
- 1800-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Wool Wheel, Made by J. Stocking, Used in the home of Moses Edison, circa 1800-1830
- Davis & Furber Machine Company Catalog, "General Catalogue," 1929 - Davis & Furber, the successor to a long line of manufacturing companies in North Andover, Massachusetts, was formed in 1851. The company initially produced carding machines, spinning jacks, and other machinery used to process wool. Later, the expanding company built a foundry to cast metal machine parts. This 1929 catalog shows the textile machinery manufactured by Davis & Furber available to its clients.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Davis & Furber Machine Company Catalog, "General Catalogue," 1929
Davis & Furber, the successor to a long line of manufacturing companies in North Andover, Massachusetts, was formed in 1851. The company initially produced carding machines, spinning jacks, and other machinery used to process wool. Later, the expanding company built a foundry to cast metal machine parts. This 1929 catalog shows the textile machinery manufactured by Davis & Furber available to its clients.
- The Reel, 1748 -
- 1748
- Collections - Artifact
The Reel, 1748
- Wool Wheel, Made by Thomas Howland, 1818-1823 -
- 1818-1823
- Collections - Artifact
Wool Wheel, Made by Thomas Howland, 1818-1823