Spinning wheel head, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.3617.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Turnings of cherry with a metal spindle secured to the head by a braided fiber. The braided fibers also serve as a "bearing" in which the spindle turns. Mounted on spinning wheel 1950.583.1.

New York Mount Lebanon

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