Box 9
Contains 250 Results:
Item 74: Home spinning, Province of Quebec [Canada]
Black and white image shows a woman working at a spinning wheel. On the wall behind her hangs a crucifix along with some booklets. Message on front of card reads: "This scene can be seen to-day in some parishes of the Province." Imperial Series No. 321. Picture Post Card Co., Ottawa. Trademark "Hartwell." ca. 1898-1903. 8.75 x 13.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 75: Icelandic spinning wheel
Black and white image depicts an Icelandic spinning wheel for spinning wool. [Published by] Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax [Yorkshire, England]. Formerly a private residence, Bankfield was sold in 1887 and was transformed into a museum. ca. 1950-1962. 8.75 x 14 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 76: English "great wheel" for spinning wool
Black and white image of an English great wheel, for spinning wool. [Pubilshed by] Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax [Yorkshire, England]. Formerly a private residence, Bankfield was sold in 1887 and was transformed into a museum. ca. 1950-1962. 9 x 14 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 77: English table spinning wheel [wool]
Black and white image shows an English table spinning wheel for spinning wool, to be used on a table as opposed to larger wheels set on the floor. [Published by] Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax [Yorkshire, England]. Formerly a private residence, Bankfield was sold in 1887 and was transformed into a museum. ca. 1950-1962. 9 x 14 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 78: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
Color image depicts Priscilla Mullen sitting at a spinning wheel in early Plymouth, Mass., with John Alden kneeling by her side. Very similar to Item 29, in this folder. Pub. by Smith's Inc., Plymouth, Mass. "Tichnor Quality Views" made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. ca. 1930-1944. 8.5 x 13.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 79: Filling the bobbin on a spinning wheel preparatory to weaving, Telemarken, Norway
Black and white image of a woman working at a spinning wheel, filling the bobbin. Yarn is wound on the winder set in front of her. Nearby is a handcrafted trunk or chest for storage. Meadville, Pa.: The Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 80: Swedish spinning wheel (with doubling creel)
Black and white image of a Swedish spinning wheel with a doubling creel. [Published by] Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax [Yorkshire, England]. Formerly a private residence, Bankfield was sold in 1887 and was transformed into a museum. ca. 1950-1962. 9 x 13.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 81: Carding and Spinning Wool, Norway
Black and white image shows two women working outside their home with a cabin and mountain view in the background. One woman (on the right) is carding washed wool from the basket in front of her using hand cards, while the other woman (on the left) spins the wool on the spinning wheel. Balls of spun yarn are piled in front of the wheel. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 82: Two women with spinning wheels, "Ye Olden Days"
Color image depicts two women working on the porch of a home. One is working at a great wheel (on the right) and the other at a smaller wheel (on the left). A winder is between them. The woman on the left has a corncob pipe in her mouth. The setting suggests Appalachia. The PCK Series. Printed in Germany. ca. 1907-1915. 13.75 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 83: Spinning room, Hanover Mill [Hanover, Ill.], 1920
Black-and-white image shows interior spinning room of the Hanover Mill (the Hanover Woolen Mfg. Co.) in Hanover, Ill. Various machines, work spaces and storage containers can be seen. There are several men and one woman standing in the aisle. Electric Studio, 290 and 720 Main St., Dubuque, Iowa. Postmarked July 30, 1920. 13.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.