Hand Card

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Hand Card

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.90a-b

Description

Two rectangular wooden paddles with short metal wires set into one side.

Use

Used to pull wool fibers parallel in preparation for spinning

Context

Owned by Sarah Rice Goddard in Reading, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Hand

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (each)

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

10 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Wood, Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Goddard, Sarah Rice (1800-1875)

Related Places

Place

Town

Reading

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America