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Three upright Icelandic spinning wheels

Three upright Icelandic spinning wheels on display at the Textile Museum in Blönduós, Iceland. All have three turned legs holding a small table. On each one there is a turned post in front and a taller turned post in back of the spoked drive wheel. The drive-wheel axle fits between the posts and a footman connects to the treadle below the table. The mother-of-all goes from the front post to the back post. A maiden in front holds the bobbin/flyer unit that fits into the back post.