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Willy
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
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
National Wool Museum
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