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Tyrolean Style Wheel and the Double-Flyer Castle Wheel
"Wheel makers in different parts of Europe developed distinctive styles of wheels, which can easily be recognized."Tyrolean Style Wheel and the Double-Flyer Castle WheelWheel makers in different parts of Europe developed distinctive styles of wheels, which can easily...
Chaffee Loom
"This typical timber-frame loom was owned and used by the Chaffee family of Rome, Pennsylvania."The Chaffee Loom This typical timber-frame loom was owned and used by the Chaffee family of Rome, Pennsylvania. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, nearly all...
Bryce Patent Table-Top Wheel
"This portable table-top spindle wheel was patented by John Bryce of Grand Haven, Michigan in 1872. ." The Bryce Patent Table-Top Wheel This portable table-top spindle wheel was patented by John Bryce of Grand Haven, Michigan in 1872. As is the case with the great...
The Farnham Family
"Members of the Farnham family were major suppliers of spinning wheels for the areas around Bradford County, Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York." The Farnham Family Members of the Farnham family were major suppliers of spinning wheels for the areas around...
Wight’s Patent Pendulum Wheel
"The pendulum wheel is an improvement on the great wheel, which requires the spinner to stand and walk backward and forward while spinning."The Wight’s Patent Pendulum WheelLyman Wight of Benton Township, which is near Scranton, Pennsylvania patented hispendulum wheel...
The Shaker Great Wheel
"This wheel has the initials N D stamped into the end of the bench. "The Shaker Great Wheel The Shaker great wheel recently acquired by the museum is a typical great wheel. This example is missing its spinning head; like all great wheels, the wheel should have a...
