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Folding Portable Spinning Wheel Used by Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
Unknown1942
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
In response to a letter of good wishes from Henry Ford, Mahatma Gandhi sent this spinning wheel to the industrialist as a gift in December 1941. Gandhi used the spinning wheel as a symbol in his struggle for India's independence and economic self-sufficiency. Gandhi and Ford shared a mutual admiration for one another because of their long-standing commitments to peace.
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- Title: Folding Portable Spinning Wheel Used by Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: 1942
- Subject Keywords: Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Spinning wheels
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=16348
- Object Name: Spinning wheel
- Object ID: 42.142.1
- Image ID: THF93135
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mahatma K. Gandhi.
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