Model of a Spinning Wheel for Spun Yarn, Model of a spinning yarn spinning device. Between two crosses a wheel is placed, consisting of a large sprocket in the middle and four small ones at the ends of the arms. The shafts of the small gears are extended with a hook on which a cross spider: the yarn is wrapped around the cross spider and passed through the hook, which takes it with it in its turning movement. The large sprocket is driven by a crank. One of the arms of the cross is extended for fixing the spinning wheel at a fixed point., Rijkswerf Vlissingen, 1853 - 1854, wood (plant material)

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