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Saxony Wheel for spinning Flax; 18th Century?

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Flax or Saxony (Leipsic) wheel. Late 18th century. Turned legs. Eight spokes in the wheel. A machine on which the spinning and winding of the yarn are made simultaneous by means of a flier and bobbin attachment to the spindle. Made in Rhode Island. Was given in 1883, along with the Slater spinning equipment. No background information was given with the wheel. The letters "N E" appear on the wheel. According to the accession folder, a brass plate with the name B.H. Lawton is on the object

Date

possibly 18th century

Type

Spinning Wheel, Flax

Department

NMAH

Institution

National Museum of American History

Object number

nmah_640679

Credit

Gift of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry