Visitors to the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta on Saturday, July 6, can discover the historic craft of spinning in a demonstration by Rebecca Manthey. The demonstration is free and set for ...

The flapper is missing, but the wheel spins. I found it in an antique store and the owner thought it might be from some game. It is metal, rather heavy, yet 8 inches in diameter and 6 ½ inches high.

The wooden spinning wheel is a copy of an C18th wheel. This would have been used to spin woollen yarn. The spinning wheel was replaced by machinery ...