Grade Range: K-12Resource Type(s): Artifacts, ArtifactsDate Posted: 3/5/2009
Spinning wheels are believed to have originated in India between 500 and 1000 A.D. By the 13th century, they were seen in Europe, and were a standard piece of equipment for those making fiber into yarn. By the 17th century they were commonly found in homes in the colonies of North America.
This is a patent model of a sewing machine invented by John Bachelder of Boston, Mass., who was i...
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