Wool Cards
n.d.
10 in. x 4 1/2 in. x 5 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Tool
Medium and Support:
metal and wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum
Accession Number:
X1972.128.a&b
A pair of wool cards used to untangle and straighten the woolen fibers to make spinning possible. Each card is a rectangular wooden paddle with many steel points.
Wool was brushed between the cards prior to spinning.