Spinning Wheel for Flax

“A machine for spinning flax into threads by hand. It consists of a wheel, band, and spindle, and is driven by foot or by hand...a, bench or stool; b, standards; c, driving band wheel grooved in its perimeter; d, treadle; e, rod which connects treadle with crank; f, cord-band which drives the flier-spindle; g, flier; h, distaff upon which the flax to be spun is placed, and which in use is held in the left hand of the operator.” —Whitney, 1889

Keywords

wheel, flax, pulley, clothing, spinning wheel, band, cloth, cord, speed pulley, spinning flax

Galleries

Textile Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Household Objects, Spinning, Sewing, and Mending

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5835

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