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.

Dublin Core

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

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Towie Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Allardyce Misses