Cotton flax straightener
date: label: Date
content: 1820s to 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Wooden fiber comb consisting of a circle cluster of nails sticking out of a rectangular wood plank. Wood is worn and slightly cracked. Metal is extremely rusted. One end of the plank has a handle carved out of it.
place: label: Place collected
content: Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Cotton
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.287
objectType: label: Type
content: combs (textile working equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 30 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (12.1 × 76.5 × 21.6 cm)