Wool Fiber Carder. Deaccessioned

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

5 a,b

Description

Hand Wool Carders. Material: wood, metal, leather. Size: 4 7/8" W. x 9" L. x 5/8" thick , handles are 1" W. x 4 3/8" L. x 5/8" thick. Description: natural brown wood, two rectangular shaped paddles with short handles, wire teeth protrude through a leather layer on one side of each paddle; stamped on reverse: "Sargent & Co., New York".

Context

These wool cards were used by donor's mother, Mrs. Samuel Leslie, in the 1870s. Raw wool was "carded" by working and pulling it through wire teeth using both paddles until it was ready to be spun or used for batting. Donor lived in Otisco Township.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Deaccession

D.5 a,b

Create Date

December 15, 1995

Update Date

February 19, 2026