Carding combs. Two large rectangular wooden combs with handles. A large number of small iron pins, bent slightly in the middle, project from the bodies of the combs.

Title

Carding combs. Two large rectangular wooden combs with handles. A large number of small iron pins, bent slightly in the middle, project from the bodies of the combs.

Identifier

ABDUA:18887

Description

A pair of carding combs, with backs in wood and teeth in iron wire, fixed in leather.

Date

Early: 1800 Late: 1900

Format

wood leather ox skin metal iron, L: 226 mm W: 153 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: McAldowie, A.M Dr

UUID

1c9b868e-830f-471b-82a1-1fdb4d0c1bea

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