Heckle Heckle Comb

Dublin Core

Title

Heckle Heckle Comb

Identifier

ABDUA:18858

Description

Heckle for dressing flax, with wooden frame (one end is broken) and iron teeth, carder shape: rectangular. Reid 1912, p45, has illustration labelled A508, but the illustration is actually of A509 (a bigger heckle with round carder).

Date

Early: 1800 Late: 1900

Relation

ABDUA:18855

Format

wood metal iron, L: 396 mm W: 138 mm H(nails/teeth): 32 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Reid Mrs