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EARLY WOOD FLAX COMB, HATCHEL OR HETCHEL WITH HANDLE, GREAT PATINA, EARLY 1800 ' S




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:23428Region of Origin: US-Northeast
Original/Reproduction: OriginalSize Type/Largest Dimension: 13 in.
Date of Creation: 1800-1899Style: Americana
Type: TextilesMaker: UNKNOWN
Color: BrownMaterial: Wood
Signed: Unsigned
Original Description:
EARLY HANDMADE WOOD FLAX COMB (ALSO CALLED HATCHEL, HETCHEL, HECKLING COMB, HECKLE OR HACKLE), EARLY 1800'S
USED TO STRAIGHTEN THE FLAX FIBERS AND REMOVE THE FIBROUS CORE AND IMPURITIES IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE FIBER FOR SPINNING
THIS EXAMPLE IS ENTIRELY HANDMADE OF WOOD INCLUDING THE TINES AND HAS A WOOD HANDLE FOR EASY USE (MOST OF THESE EARLY FLAX COMBS HAVE FORGED IRON TINES); LOTS OF EVIDENCE OF HAND HEWING INCLUDING THE HANDLE AND MOST OF THE TINES
EXCELLENT PATINA I...LLUSTRATING ITS PRIMITIVE FUNCTION AND HANDMADE SOURCE
DIMENSIONS:  13 in.  IN LENGTH, 5 3/4 X 6 1/4 SQUARE SECTION HOLDING TINES,  APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 in. THICK; TINES ARE APPROXIMATELY 5 in. IN LENGTH INCLUDING THE HIDDEN PART IN THE BLOCK
CONDITION:  USED!  ONE OF THE TINES HAS SOME LOSS; HANDLE HAS SOME EARLY LOSSES, 3 OF THE TINES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED (THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT COLORATION THAN THE OTHERS); SOME SPLITS IN THE SQUARE SECTION HOLDING THE TINES - ALL OF THIS ADDS TO ITS WONDERFUL PRIMITIVE NATURE AND PATINA
SHIPPING WILL BE BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL, LARGE PACKAGE; APPROXIMATE WEIGHT WILL BE 3 lbs.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!


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