Cotton flax straightener
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Cotton flax straightener

Unidentified · 1820s to 1850s

wood and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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