Title:
Cotton carding paddles
Description:
Cotton carding paddles, wood, two pairs. Printed: Old Whittemore Mfg. Company, Improved, No. 10, Cotton. John H. Whittemore & Co.
Description:
Historical Note: Before thread could be spun, the wool needed to be picked clean of sticks and burrs. Wool was then combed smooth in a process called carding. Used in pairs, cards are two wooden paddles with metal teeth. Wool was repeatedly combed from one card to the other, aligning the fibers into soft, smooth strands while, at the same time, strengthening them. Most in-home production was begun with hand-carded wool in this way.
Identifier:
ATF0204
Item identifier:
ATF0204
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1900 to 1920
Container information:
Artifact Box 0045
Subject:
Whittemore Manufacturing Company
Type:
Image
Type:
Textile Manufacturing Equipment
Type:
Comb, Textile
Medium:
Wood (plant material)
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0204, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
9 in x 10.75 in x 1.5 in
Language:
English