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Antique Skein Winder

Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian
Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian

Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

An English, brass and cast iron factory cotton skein winder by John Nesbitt of Manchester, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Bronze

18th-Century Wooden Yarn Winder, Wool Skein Reel, from the A&MYART Collections
18th-Century Wooden Yarn Winder, Wool Skein Reel, from the A&MYART Collections

18th-Century Wooden Yarn Winder, Wool Skein Reel, from the A&MYART Collections

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Antique Italian wooden yarn winder / wool skein reel, dating to the 18th century, recovered from an antiques dealer in Cortina d’Ampezzo and part of A&MYART Collections since 1999.

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18th Century Italian Primitive Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Skein Swift
19th Century Skein Swift

19th Century Skein Swift

Located in Greenwich, CT

A handsome 19th century swift with beautiful fruitwood base on ball feet and matching turned acorn finial, brass centre rod and wooden collapsible ribs with original silk ties. Used ...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Brass

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a mid-19th century fruitwood swift
a mid-19th century fruitwood swift

a mid-19th century fruitwood swift

Located in Santa Barbara, CA

Swifts were originally used to wind skeins of wool into balls.

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19th Century British Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique English Victorian Skein Winder by Goodbrand & Co.
Antique English Victorian Skein Winder by Goodbrand & Co.

Antique English Victorian Skein Winder by Goodbrand & Co.

Located in Forney, TX

A large English Victorian brass and iron mounted mahogany industrial countertop cotton yarn wrap reel / mechanical skein winder. circa 1900 Born in England at the turn of the late...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wool Winder
19th Century Wool Winder

19th Century Wool Winder

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H 25 in W 36 in D 28 in

19th Century Wool Winder

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

wool winder measures a skein of wool

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19th Century American Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Wood

American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900
American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900

American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900

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H 17.75 in W 4 in D 4 in

American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Steel swift - used to wind yarn into skeins - in original black paint, nice industrial look; American, circa 1900.

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19th Century American Antique Skein Winder

Materials

Steel

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