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roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria
roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria
roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria
roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria
roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria

roman square pattern iron drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria

a hand forged steel drop spinning spindle (spindle whorl) based on the  find from magdelensberg in Austria,supplied with a 60mm diameter beechwood whorl, this type weighs around 105g and is a tapered section steel forging with suspension loop, the whorl is a push fit from the top

made in Sheffield England by daegrad tools
nominally 150mm long for roman period living history re-enactment use, fully functional