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The base is heavily cast with geometric latticework and decorative finials at the fulcrum

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Early American Walking Wheel, or Spinner's Loom steel pulls The other plate looks andLarge scale wooden spinner's loom, commonly referred to as a walking wheel, used in hand spinning wool and other fibers prior to mechanized textile production. The form is defined by its oversized turned drive wheel, elongated horizontal bench, and hand cranked spindle assembly mounted at the head. As the spinner walked back and forth along the length of the bench, the wheel would rotate to twist and wind fiber an efficient, rhythmic process that