Material Type

Artifact

Date

1896

Materials

WOOD, RUBBER, STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Height

98.9

Length

102.8

Width

12.7

Diameter

60.6

Description

FOOT POWERED BY PEDAL. COMPLETE WITH SPINDLE. SPINDLE SUPPORTS ARE WIRE REINFORCED. HORIZONTAL, "DUTCH WHEEL" STYLE SPINNING WHEEL WITH STOCK. "P.D. MURDOCK 625-14TH STREET SO. LETHBRIDGE" IN RED INK ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE

Subjects

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

AMERICAN. OWNED BY GRANDPARENTS WHO RAISED THEIR OWN SHEEP IN GREY COUNTY, ONTARIO, & HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE FAMILY. DONOR'S FATHER IN 1896 ARRIVED IN NORTH DAKOTA, FROM THERE TO LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT IN 1910. REF: BAINES, P. "SPINNING WHEELS, SPINNERS AND SPINNING" CHAP. 5. LONDON 1977

Catalogue Number

P19640115000

Acquisition Date

1973-03

Collection

Museum

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