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.

Dublin Core

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

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland

Provenance

Acquisition Source: McAldowie, A.M Dr