Mary bought her modern spinning wheel from New Zealand. It's called the Ashford Joy as it is named after the person who made it. It's interesting that Ashford Joy lived in Ashburton New Zealand ...

It’s similar to how a modern spinning wheel works, just more primitive and portable. The research team, led by Talia Yashuv and Leore Grosman from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, used ...

But one of the essential trappings of a modern city is ... being used in warfare. The wheel also inspired more peaceful inventions such as water wheels, cogs and spinning wheels.