ThomsJamieson_SpinningWheel_1 B wiithdistaff_Photo1v1

Double-flyer wheel, restored

Low spinning wheel with treadle. Rectangular table with three simply turned legs with treadle between front legs: two slanted uprights hold drive wheel with sixteen spokes at right end. Footman visible behind drive wheel. Tension screw set into left end of table. Mother-of-all holds two short posts, two parallel turned rods are attached to the posts, the two bobbin/flyer units fit between the rods. Two separate drive cords connect each bobbin/flyer unit to the drive wheel. All three parts of the distaff are present, set into the upper left corner of the table.