The object that is used to "Card" wool....it has a handle attached to a flat piece of wood about 4"w x 6"l and it has "spikes" attached to the flat piece. One would put raw wool on there and card it which makes you think the person is combing the wool and the carding of the wool must be done prior to spinning it or anything else. here is a site that has a picture of a hand card.. way down bottom of the page. http://www.si.umich.edu/Projects/695cobblestone/Carding.h tml -- Cynthia Administrator for Ma-Bay-Colony- L@rootsweb.com *email Bunnydust@attbi.com MBC archiver (postings) http://archiver.rootsweb.com and put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > Hi List Members, > What are hand-cards and card-clothing? > William EARLE is my 7th great grandfather. > Thanks, Jan Jordan in Northern Vermont >   > Marcia in TX transcribed: > "Leicester, MA, p. 729 Manufacture of Card-clothing" <snip> > "Colonel Thomas DENNY and > William EARLE made hand-cards on Denny Hill. In 1802 he began the > manufacture of cards, hand and machine, on the corner of Main and Market > Streets, which he conducted on an extensive scale til his death in > 1814." > > > > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > To UNsub go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html >