1838 - Hiram F. Wheeler's Patent Model of a Spinning Wheel

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Object Details

inventor

Wheeler, Hiram F.

Description

Spinning Wheel Patent Model

Patent No. 710, issued April 25, 1838

Hiram F. Wheeler of Springville, Pennsylvania

Hiram Wheeler’s domestic wheel was for spinning wool. He titled his invention “inclined spinner,” referring to the fact that the operator would sit at the wheel as opposed to standing and walking when using the typical wool wheel. When the treadle was forced down by the operator’s foot, a cord pulled the carriage and spinning wheel head away from the spinner. A weight brought both of them back toward the spinner. This movement of the carriage was equivalent to the spinner walking forward to the spindle tip for the draw out and then back to the wheel. Wheeler specifically claimed as his invention this sliding action of the wheel head.

Location

Currently not on view

model constructed

before 1838-04-25

patent date

1838-04-25

ID Number

TE.T11407.001

catalog number

T11407.001

accession number

89797

patent number

710

Object Name

spinning wheel patent model

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in; 60.325 cm x 29.21 cm x 15.875 cm

associated place

United States: Pennsylvania, Springville

Related Publication

Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

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