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Hand Carder (Cotton Card)
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This is a wool carder owned by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. The carding process is part of preparing wool for spinning into yarn. Wool is brushed between two hand carders (see DL*006833.02) to align fibers in the same direction. The wool is rolled off the carder into a rolag and then spun.
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Credit lineHand Carder (Cotton Card). late 19th century. Copp Family. National Museum of American History, Gift of John Brenton Copp. CC0.
