Spin-Well
I am delighted to introduce the newest wheel in my studio. This is a Spin-well. Made in Sifton, Manitoba, Canada, the wheels were first made in the 1930s and continued to be made for some years. There are three original bobbins plus the clamp on lazy kate plus an orifice hook. You can see the metal flyer. I think even this drive band is original. I cleaned up the wheel and bobbins with Murphy's Oil Soap today and the wheel spins very well indeed. The name is apt. The wide treadle is very comfortable and I can work it with either foot or with both. There is a very soft "ka-chunk" as the axle makes a revolution. The original owner was Ruth Pierce of Blessing, Texas. I know that she was a spinner and a weaver. At an estate sale in Fredericksburg, TX af few years back I purchased a whole lot of the things from her weaving studio. At that time I did not need any more wheels. On that day, a friend of mine, M.S. purchased this wheel. Yesterday ...