Spinning Wheel
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A short encyclopedia entry defining the spinning wheel as a domestic tool for spinning textile fibers, driven by a foot treadle that turns a spindle on which the hand-spun thread is wound. It includes an engraving of a two-handed spinning wheel on a stand, showing the large wheel, spindles, and drive band.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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