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Norwegian spinning wheel

70.16.40

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Titles: Norwegian spinning wheel (Supplied title)

Description: Flyer or Saxony type spinning wheel made of oak with three turned legs supporting the stock. The wooden treadle shaft connects to a twelve-spoke wheel. The flyer assembly is intact with spindle, bobbin, and flyer. The treadle is attached with a knotted leather thong. The spinning wheel was made in 1845 in Norway by Ole Johnson Helland, a fisherman. Ole and his wife Anne Martha Olsdatter immigrated to the United States and brought the wheel along to Fillmore County, Minnesota. There Ole's son, Henry O. Helland Ulven, met and married Betsey Pederson, daughter of Norwegian immigrants. The couple moved to Dakota Territory, settling in Clear Lake, South Dakota, where Betsey used the wheel for spinning her own yarn and knitting clothing for her family. See also a wool rug made from yarn spun on this wheel, ID Number 70.16.59.

Dates

  • 1845 (Creation)
  • Approximately 1870 (Date brought to the United States.) (Use)
  • Approximately 1878 (Date brought to Fillmore County, Minnesota.) (Use)
  • 1880 (Date bought to South Dakota.) (Use)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 70.16.40

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 34 inches height
  • 23 inches width
  • 36 inches length

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70.16.40

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.