Tracing wheel from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A tracing wheel found in drawer B of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The needlework tool has a black wooden handle with a tear shaped grip and a squared steel shaft angled towards the tip. Attached to the end of the shaft is a rowel, a rotating metal disc with a series of sharp radial points. The rowel is secured with Phillips’s head screw. Stamped on one side of the shaft is the text [SCHUL-SON] and [U.S.A.] on the other side.

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