Cantille spinning wheel

Nisse Cronestrand

National Museum of Science and Technology
Stockholm, Sweden

Cantille spinning wheel. Described in the inventory of 1779 as "New invention of Cantille spinning wheel , largely made, on which some hundred cubit will spin automatically, when you pull a small crank.". The object is numbered "C-c-2+, ?VII.C.17".

Details

Title: Cantille spinning wheel
Creator: Nisse Cronestrand
Provenance: Donation by the Royal Institue of Technology, 1925
Type: Tools for weaving
Rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
External Link: National Museum of Science and Technology
Medium: Wood

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