1838 - Hiram F. Wheeler's Patent Model of a Spinning Wheel

1838 - Hiram F. Wheeler's Patent Model of a Spinning Wheel

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Description
Spinning Wheel Patent Model
Patent No. 710, issued April 25, 1838
Hiram F. Wheeler of Springville, Pennsylvania
Hiram Wheeler’s domestic wheel was for spinning wool. He titled his invention “inclined spinner,” referring to the fact that the operator would sit at the wheel as opposed to standing and walking when using the typical wool wheel. When the treadle was forced down by the operator’s foot, a cord pulled the carriage and spinning wheel head away from the spinner. A weight brought both of them back toward the spinner. This movement of the carriage was equivalent to the spinner walking forward to the spindle tip for the draw out and then back to the wheel. Wheeler specifically claimed as his invention this sliding action of the wheel head.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
spinning wheel patent model
Object Type
Patent Model
model constructed
before 1838-04-25
patent date
1838-04-25
inventor
Wheeler, Hiram F.
associated place
United States: Pennsylvania, Springville
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 23 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in; 60.325 cm x 29.21 cm x 15.875 cm
ID Number
TE.T11407.001
catalog number
T11407.001
accession number
89797
patent number
710
subject
Patent Models
Invention
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

"I'm interested in knowing HOW the spinning wheels were made. Would a manufacturer require water power to manufacture a spinning wheel? Or a steam mill to help shape the wood? Where could I find this information?Barbara Pelissier, President, Westhampton (Mass) Historical Society"

Barbara

Mon, 2016-02-22 08:20

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