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Hand carder
Dryad Ltd
(manufacturer)
Hand carder with rectangular head. Slightly shaped handle set into back of head. Card cloth with metal hooks overall, fixed onto face of heads by means of panel pins tacked through strips of leather. Used by Doris James of Abertridwr to open out the fibres of wool for quilt filling, 1950s. She shared the carders with another quilter, Gwen Stone.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F05.20.2
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: James, Doris
Association Type: Use
Date: 1950s
Place: Abertridwr
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 2005
Measurements
overall
(mm): 240
Length
(mm): 12.7 (head)
Width
(mm): 210
Depth
(mm): 50
Material
Wood
Leather
Metal
Cotton (fabric)
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