[MR] Information request: Fiber Spinners

[logan]

almost looks like a wooden master for a mold of a knights hammer.

regards
logan

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-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Harold
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:57 PM
To: Merry Rose
Subject: [MR] Information request: Fiber Spinners

A woman in my 18th C Scottish reenactment group came across a picture of an 
oddly-shaped Scottish spindle and could not identify its purpose.  Any
ideas?

http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/viewimage.html?oid=107282&i=90152

Many thanks,

Geoffrey of Doune
Highland Foorde


      
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