Wool combing cards

Object/Artifact

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Berkeley County Museum

Name/Title

Wool combing cards

Entry/Object ID

93.42.1

Use

One method of carding required the use of hand carders. These cards are used to flick the ends of a lock of fiber and remove strands for spinning off. A pair of hand carders are used to brush the fiber until it is all aligned in the same direction. The fiber is then peeled from the cards.

Acquisition

Accession

1993.42

Source or Donor

Chalmers Dial