Spinners weasel

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Spinner's weasel (left) and spinning wheel (right)
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Spinner's weasel (left) and spinning wheel (right)

Spinner's weasel is a mechanical yarn measuring device consisting of a spoked wheel with an internal ratcheting mechanism that clicks every two revolutions and makes a "pop" sound after the desired length of yarn is measured.

This is also a possible source for the word "weasel" in the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel.

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