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Willey
Wool picker or willey on wheels. Integral seat with pulling handle. Stand under seat. Wooden frame with hooks on underside swing back and fro. Picks wool fed into mouth by user by pulling it apart between hooks in base. Slotted opening for waste to fall out. Swinging frame can be moved into varying distances from base by lever, held in place by ratchet mechanism.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F96.19
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Place: Monmouthshire
Acquisition
Purchase, 1/2/1996
Measurements
Length
(cm): 140
Width
(cm): 51
Width
(cm): 72
Height
(cm): 128.4
Width
(cm): 41.4
Material
Wood
Iron
Location
In store
Categories
long term loanClassification
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