roman iron spiral twist drop spinning spindle magdalensberg austria

a hand forged steel drop spinning spindle (spindle whorl) based on the copper alloy find from magdelensberg in Austria,,supplied with a 40mm diameter beechwood whorl, please note that the rovings are not included in the sale and are for illustration only

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