A photograph from about 1913 of Grandma Kobel operating her spinning wheel.
A spinning wheel was used to make thread from raw material such as wool or flax. It was a fixture in many 19th century homes before it was replaced by steam or electrical powered machines. However, long afterward, spinning remained a home craft.
“Grandma Kobel,” is seen in the photo above along with Martha Louise Rogers, who was the daughter of William O. Rogers (1877-1920) and Anna K. [Laux] Rogers (1877-1943). William O. Rogers purchased the Union House in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1908 and Martha was born there the same year.
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Photo is from the Gratz Sesquicentennial Book, 1955.
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