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late to post medieval wooden drop spinning spindle with square head

a hand made late to post medieval wooden drop spinning spindle (DSS) with square spinning whorl
based on a find now in Nottingham Castle museum, nominally 25cm long with notch and a bottom
hook in bronze, tapered beech wood shaft and oak or ash wood whorl nominally 30g,
please note that the rovings are not included in the sale and are for illustration only

made in sheffield england by daegrad tools