McGowan, Ellen Amelia (Beers), 1873-, Waite, Charlotte, A. (Charlotte Augusta), b. 1873 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 32
17 SPINNING AND WEAVING the spinning wheel and was a great improvement over the spindle and distaff. Some one probably discovered that the spindle could be placed in a horizontal position and turned by a wheel, the result being a greater quantity of spun yarn and a saving of labor. The idea… … FIG. 12. — OLD EAST INDIAN WHEEL. from India, as a teakwood wheel had been in use there for some time. This was a rude contrivance in which the spindle was attached to a wheel by means of a band and thus made to rotate. The spinner sat on the ground and supplied the spindle with raw material. A…
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