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Bobbin rocking chair
Bobbin rocking chair
A bobbin rocking chair with wool winders, early 19th C. These were country chairs found in the Lancashire and Cheshire area in the 19th century. Made from ash and elder, bobbin turned frame, rush seat. It is a charming chair in very good condition.
Dimensions: H106cm, H43cm (seat), W52cm, D40cm
Note: Price does not include delivery. Please use the Contact Us form for a delivery quotation.
An 80+ year old neighbour explained how the wool winders worked; he grew up in Lancashire, England and used to wind the wool for his grandmother as a child. They would take the skeins of wool and wrap them systematically in figure-of-eight patterns using the four uprights at the top of the chair. His grandmother would always sit in the chair to do her knitting.
A bobbin rocking chair with wool winders, early 19th C. These were country chairs found in the Lancashire and Cheshire area in the 19th century. Made from ash and elder, bobbin turned frame, rush seat. It is a charming chair in very good condition.
Dimensions: H106cm, H43cm (seat), W52cm, D40cm
Note: Price does not include delivery. Please use the Contact Us form for a delivery quotation.
An 80+ year old neighbour explained how the wool winders worked; he grew up in Lancashire, England and used to wind the wool for his grandmother as a child. They would take the skeins of wool and wrap them systematically in figure-of-eight patterns using the four uprights at the top of the chair. His grandmother would always sit in the chair to do her knitting.