Sweir kitty. A wooden apparatus about a foot wide consisting of turned wooden rods. The base has two rods in a T shape, from the opposite ends of which project two more rods perpendicularly. Between these rods is a metal rod on to which is threaded two wooden spindles.

Title

Sweir kitty. A wooden apparatus about a foot wide consisting of turned wooden rods. The base has two rods in a T shape, from the opposite ends of which project two more rods perpendicularly. Between these rods is a metal rod on to which is threaded two wooden spindles.

Identifier

ABDUA:18861

Description

Yarn winder, or swier-kitty, with frame in wood and spindles in iron. Type: double-reeled. Shape: turned. Decoration: concentric bands (incised).

Date

Early: 1800 Late: 1900

Format

wood iron, turned, L: 405 mm W: 245 mm H: 180 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Towie Aberdeenshire

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Allardyce Misses

UUID

08c31dc5-be5c-4e39-b74c-460c0f1bd154