Norwegian spinning wheel

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Norwegian spinning wheel

Helland, Ole Johnson

Ulven, Henry O. Helland

Ulven, Betsey Pederson

Used: 1880

Flyer or Saxony type spinning wheel made of oak with three turned legs supporting the stock. The wooden treadle shaft connects to a twelve-spoke wheel. The flyer assembly is intact with spindle, bobbin, and flyer. The treadle is attached with a knotted leather thong. The spinning wheel was made in 1845 in Norway by Ole Johnson Helland, a fisherman. Ole and his wife Anne Martha Olsdatter immigrated to the United States and brought the wheel along to Fillmore County, Minnesota. There Ole's son, Henry O. Helland Ulven, met and married Betsey Pederson, daughter of Norwegian immigrants. The couple moved to Dakota Territory, settling in Clear Lake, South Dakota, where Betsey used the wheel for spinning her own yarn and knitting clothing for her family. See also a wool rug made from yarn spun on this wheel, ID Number 70.16.59.

Norwegians

Immigration and settlement

Household.Spinning.Spinning Equipment

spinning wheel

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