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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in great condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> In writing this book 1 have attempted to give some indication of the evolution of the spinning wheel some of the differences in its design something of the people who used them and some of the techniques that have been used. The history of the spinning wheel is closely linked to the various textile industries in which its efficiency as a work tool was of first importance. However it has been no less valuable in domestic life and both spheres have contributed to its evolution the two often interdependent. For the part it has played in the home the spinning wheel is of interest to the folklorist but according to its finished appearance it was as acceptable in royal households as in the humblest cottage. When made in a refined manner and of good quality materials it becomes of interest to the furniture collector while to those interested in its mechanics it is seen as one of the main precursors of the textile industrialisation. For such reasons spinning wheels can be found in all kinds of museums from the Industrial or Science to the Folk or Everyday Life; from the Textile to the Historical or Town museums and sometimes the historical mansion or the stately home. (SP)