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Hand Carders
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; WOOD-UNKNOWN; ANIMAL-LEATHER;
- Description
- Wooden wool carders, hand made rectangular wood paddles. One side of each paddle has wire brush-like teeth that are attached with a leather facing.
- Subject Access
- farm
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- TEXTILEWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Wooden wool carders, hand made rectangular wood paddles. One side of each paddle has wire brush-like teeth that are attached with a leather facing.
- Narrative
- These items were used for brushing and cleaning wool to prepare for spinning.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; WOOD-UNKNOWN; ANIMAL-LEATHER;
- Height
- 26.2
- Width
- 12.7
- Length
- 32.2
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Accession No.
- 1979.87.2 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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