Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2011.078.009 |
Object Name |
Spool, Sewing |
Title |
Yarn Spool for a Knitting Machine |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
1868 |
Made |
Lamb's Family Knitting Machine Co. |
Place of Origin |
Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, United States of America |
Description |
One of a group of five long, turned wooden spools. No lettering or decoration observed. It has a brown finish on its wood. Its base has a tiered shape and a tapering shank. |
Makers mark |
None on it, but the instructions booklet with the knitting machine set identifies its origin |
Provenance |
Made by the Lamb Family Knitting Machine Manufacturing Company of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. Dates to 1868. Belonged to the family of John and Elizabeth Rendall (née Brown). The Brown family originally came from the Orkney Islands, off Scotland, and settled on a farm in the 1850s. It was located on Lot 27, Concession 7 in Collingwood Township, Grey County. This item was found there, in Annie Rendall's Estate. One of the family's daughters, Mary Rendall, was still using it circa 1917. It was found along with a 1917 letter addressed to her. Last owned by Sandra Stevenson of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Textiles, Needlework & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Wood/Finish |
Dimensions |
H-18 Dia-5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rendall, John Rendall, Annie |
Function |
Used in conjunction with the Lamb's Family Knitting Machine (see RELATED). |