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Yarn Winder

ClassificationsTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Dateca. 1790
Mediumcherry
Dimensions40 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (102.9 × 49.5 × 64.8 cm.)
Descriptioncherry wood yarn winder with noteworthy craftsmanship and distinctive design; an undisturbed patina is a rich, dark old color
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On view
Object number2016.25.148
Yarn Rack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.143
Niddy-noddy
Unknown, American
ca. 1800
Object number: 2016.25.144
Hand Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.137
Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.138
Bug Bootjack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.116
Mackerel Plow
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.136
Pierced Spatula
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.130
Whalebone Clothespins
Unknown, American
ca. 1825
Object number: 2016.25.146
Pair of Fire Buckets
Unknown, American
ca. 1839
Object number: L2015.41.189
Broiler
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.124
Fry Pan with Long Handle
Unknown, American
18th century
Object number: 2016.25.125
Skimmer
Unknown, American
ca. 1770
Object number: 2016.25.126