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Spinning wheel

Date: 1800 - 1812 | Identifier: Historic Hope Plantation
This wheel was used for spinning flax into thread. It is made of oak, used for strength, turned on a lathe to make decorative shapes in the legs and spokes. This machine uses the motion of the large wheel to twist flax fiber into thread that can then be used to weave or sew fabric. more...
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This wheel was used for spinning flax into thread. It is made of oak, used for strength, turned on a lathe to make decorative shapes in the legs and spokes. This machine uses the motion of the large wheel to twist flax fiber into thread that can then be used to weave or sew fabric.
Date
1800 - 1812
Call Number
Historic Hope Plantation
Additional Resources
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Collection(s)
North Carolina History and Fiction Collection
- Artifacts
Historic Hope Plantation

Subject(s)
Spinning-wheel--North Carolina--Bertie County
Hope Plantation (N.C.)--History
Furniture, Oak--North Carolina--Bertie County--19th century

Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Bertie County (N.C.)
Location (physical)
Historic Hope Plantation
Type
three dimensional object
Medium
spinning wheels
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