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1940.5.94

Reel for winding yarn with cast iron weight [BS [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]

1940.5.94

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Collection type
Object
Description
Reel for winding yarn with cast iron weight [BS [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Edward Thurlow Leeds
PRM source Edward Thurlow Leeds
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Turned, Process Cast
Dimensions
Depth: max 124 mm, Diameter: max 535 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.5.94
Research and responses

OED online: Swift: A light kind of reel, usually of adjustable diameter, upon which a skein of silk, yarn, etc. is placed in order to be wound off. See also quot. 1878. [AP 25/09/2006]

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Weaving Accessory, Winder

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