Cheryl’s double wheel B 2 Apr 9

Accelerating wheel in the Textile Museum in Blönduós, Iceland.

The rectangular table rests on four turned legs. Four short, turned posts on the corners hold turned crossbars that fit into a central post in the middle of the front side and a taller central post behind the wheels. The mother-of-all rests between the front central post and the rear post. A maiden holds the bobbin/flyer unit that fits into the rear post. The right-hand wheel, the drive wheel has ten spokes, as does the accelerating wheel on the left. Short posts on the crossbars have slots to hold the wheel axles.

The treadle is connected to the drive wheel on the right. A drive band connects the drive wheel on the right to the hub of the accelerating wheel on the left. Another drive band would go from the rim of the accelerating wheel to the bobbin/flyer unit above.