Comb, Textile

Worsted comb, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.31.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Worsted comb with birch handle/holder and brass reinforcement bent and screwed around handle base through which 45 steel tines are inserted. Inner tier tines (22) are a bit shorter than the 23 tines in the outer tier. Handle has a brass and steel fitted hole in end and a steel fitted hole in one side.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Comb, Textile. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=206. Accessed on September 21, 2024

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