Chinese Antique Wooden Spinning Wheel soft-furnishings with the top and outer

with the top and outer frames

located near Beiing

but have darkened and faded over the years

What was originally a removable panel towards the centre back of the top surface has been sealed

Chinese Antique Wooden Spinning Wheel soft-furnishings with the top and outerZhejiang, circa 1860 The spinning wheel is thought to have been invented in China around 1000 AD, and over time its use spread along the silk road to Iran, India and eventually to Europe. Wheels like this one were used to spin wool or silk fibres into yarn for fabrics and to a certain extent are still used in China today. This one is made from beech wood and comes from Zhejiang province in southern China, where it would first have been used well over