Spinning wheel collectors, antique dealers, and those curious about their family
heirlooms will find the photographs and text in this volume very helpful. Joan Whittaker
Cummer has provided excellent photographs, careful measurements, and judicious comments about
127 wheels and 48 accessory tools. Studying these photographs is a thrill for anyone interested
in textile tools. The wheels themselves are available for study at the Museum of American Textile
History in Lowell, Massachusetts.
395 pages, paperbound, ISBN 0-914339-46-X...$14.95
Spinning wheel collectors, antique dealers, and those curious about their family
heirlooms will find the photographs and text in this volume very helpful. Joan Whittaker
Cummer has provided excellent photographs, careful measurements, and judicious comments about
127 wheels and 48 accessory tools. Studying these photographs is a thrill for anyone interested
in textile tools. The wheels themselves are available for study at the Museum of American Textile
History in Lowell, Massachusetts.