Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Cotton flax straightener
1820s to 1850s
Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2014.312.287