Yarn Winder

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Title

Yarn Winder

Subject

Weaving & spinning tools--1800s

Description

Yarn winder (or spinner's weasel or clock reel), with 12" square wooden base on tripod legs, 38" total height. Sprocket gear with pointer to measure one full revolution (a full skein of yarn). Taken from the Leukhardt house on Graves Road.

Creator

Unknown.

Date

1800s ca.

Contributor

Gift of Anabel B. Murphy (1916-1994) & Richard J. Murphy.

Source

CHS

Rights

CHS. Fair Use.

Relation

CHS-1987-078

Format

jpeg

Type

Physical object.

Identifier

CHS-1987-079

Coverage

Conway, Mass.

Identifier

009

Citation

Unknown., “Yarn Winder,” Conway Historical Society, accessed May 15, 2024, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/344.