Deborah:
Suggestions for your dilemma.  If you can't find museums to take this material, clothing could possibly go to theatre/drama departments costume wardrobe of a local university or college or a fashion institute for display or class use.   Spinning wheels could go to places that
specialize in teaching this art (weaving, too.) such as a weaving arts center or art community.  Living history museums may also be interested in using them for outreach programs or for satellite locations.  Is there an Irish-American museum in your area or community center that
could use/display the wheel?
Dawn Scher Thomae
Milwaukee Public Museum

"Harding, Deborah" wrote:

> Colleagues--our museum has historic collections dating from the years when
> we were an undifferentiated, general purpose museum.  We're trying to find
> homes for these pieces.  The local historical society has already looked
> through and taken many of the things with regional provenience.  Particular
> pieces with out-of-region provenience will be transferred to appropriate
> venues.
>         There are some collections that have me stumped as to what to do
> with them, and we have that universal problem, a space crunch.  Anyone with
> ideas of what to do specifically with no-data clothing and spinning wheels
> (some in workable condition) will earn my undying gratitude.  There are
> other, smaller collections to deal with later, but these are the largest and
> take up the most space.  Anyone have a need for a nineteenth century, Irish
> double-flier flax wheel (that's for spinning two threads simultaneously, one
> in each hand)?
>
> Many thanks,
> Deborah G. Harding
> Collection Manager
> Section of Anthropology
> Carnegie Museum of Natural History
> 412-665-2608
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