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card (verb) Cards (noun) 42. Wool was 'carded' by placing it between 'cards', which were then moved against each other by hand in opposite direction. This process freed the wool of tangles, etc., and prepared it for spinning. [image] Hand cards were very common in the outports be...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18396 |
| Summary: | card (verb) Cards (noun) 42. Wool was 'carded' by placing it between 'cards', which were then moved against each other by hand in opposite direction. This process freed the wool of tangles, etc., and prepared it for spinning. [image] Hand cards were very common in the outports before the Jubilee Guild introduced mechanical carding machines. MAY 1973 JH MAY 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 2016 |
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