01 B_ThorpSpinningWheel

Samuel Thorp spinning wheel, marked S THORP ABBERLEY INV

Three narrow curved legs hold a highly polished curved table. A slot in the table holds a metal drive wheel with the wooden footman going through the table to a bell-shaped treadle set between the two front legs. A metal post to the left of the drive wheel holds the metal bobbin/flyer unit and a lantern-style distaff.