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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BettyRubble, post: 9915568, member: 85146&quot;]Also-the big 4-5 foot wheel was known as a walking wheel, and it was common in the early days of the US.&nbsp; It did not have a treadle, so the wheel had to be turned by hand.&nbsp; At the same time, the spinner “walked “ away from the big wheel, hence the name.&nbsp; This never made sense to me.&nbsp; I never got a good explanation for the name or the design.&nbsp; I suspect it required two sets of hands to work as the person spinning “walked” away from the wheel and the other person turned it.&nbsp; Maybe the second person being a slave.&nbsp; Maybe both.&nbsp; Which is my speculation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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