Wool Fiber Carder

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Wool Fiber Carder

Entry/Object ID

743a,b

Description

Material: wood, leather, metal. Size: 9 1/8" W. x 12 1/4" L. Description: natural pine - flat rectangular paddles with extended shaft handles - "CJBL" stencilled twice each side - steel pin teeth embedded in tacked on leather base extend from reverse sides.

Context

Wool Card. Owned by the parents of Mrs. Theodore Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson, known as "School Section Johnson." Family came to Otisco in 1857. They had 12 children, Hannah Peterson was the last survivor. Mr. Theodore Peterson was County Auditor. A carder is someone who "cards" or combs material in order to align the fibers as in carding wool. Carders used large steel combs, cards, to align the fibers of raw sheep fleeces to enable them to be further processed. This process combs out some of the dirt, organizes the fibers, and fluffs up the wool with air so the "spinner" can use it easily.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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

Create Date

April 11, 2007

Update Date

February 6, 2026