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SPINNING WHEEL AND BOBBINS
c. 1920Subcollections
Overview
Spinning wheel with treadle action.
Serial number '80' has been stamped over the maker's marks, Wright and Fendick
.
Historical information
Donated to the museum collection by Mr. I.W. Sewell.
Made by Wright and Fendick of 167 James St Perth.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.656
Item type
Material
Themes
Inscriptions and markings
Wright and Fendick
80
Contextual Information
John Hendrey Wright (1875-1972) was a wood-turner and cabinet-maker in Perth, Western Australia, trading under the name "Wright and Fendick" (his brother-in-law James A. Fendick left the firm in 1908).
During World War 1 there was a need for yarn to make socks for the troops, and his first wheels were made in response to this demand. Then and later, all the Wrights' wheels were numbered: 420 Wright and Fendick wheels were made, between 1916 and 1971.
Place made
Perth
Western Australia
Australia
Made by Wright and Fendick of 167 James St Perth.
Western Australia
Australia
Made by Wright and Fendick of 167 James St Perth.
Year
c. 1920
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
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