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Object Name |
Wheel, Spinning |
Object ID # |
2024.34.1 |
Other Name |
Flax Wheel |
Title |
Flax spinning wheel, early 19th cen. |
Place of Origin |
Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1805 |
Year Range to |
1830 |
Material |
Wood, steel |
Dimensions |
H-35 W-20.5 D-32 inches |
Description |
Flax spinning wheel, early 19th century, made of walnut wood and steel. The "table" of the spinning wheel is inscribed "D. Shelly" |
Provenance |
Flax spinning wheel, early 19th century, made (and signed) by Daniel Shelly (1780-1871), a turner and spinning wheel maker in Milford Township, Bucks County and a member of the West Swamp Mennonite congregation. The wheel apparently came from the ancestry and family of Florence L. Shelly Hixson (1879-1948), wife of Earl R. Hixson, of Quakertown, PA. - members of the Bethany Mennonite Church. It was passed down to their daughter Mildred Hixson Moll Arn, who later gave it to her niece Marjorie Bleam Geissinger (the donor), daughter of Ada Hixson Bleam. |
Source |
Gift of Marjorie Bleam Geissinger |
People |
Shelly, Daniel, 1780-1871 |