Wool carder
Gauntlett's Carding Machine Co.
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron, Paint, Wood, Wool
Measurements
1140 x 980 mm; 1020 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Trowbridge
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552576
Summary
Wool carder - Handle operated wooden covered metal wheel which has many nails in it. This is set on a cast iron rectangular base which has four feet. There is a two gear mechanism on either side.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
plate with instructions for use (refer to photograph)
Makers and roles
Gauntlett's Carding Machine Co.